# \[X\] Tags go blank after saving **URL:** \ **Category:** No Bugs\ **Created:** [December 26, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500 "2015-12-26T00:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aslaksen)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/1 "2015-12-26T00:01:06Z")
I have a strange problem. It started occuring some time ago, and I was hoping it would get fixed, but it has survived several new versions, so I finally decided to report it. I select some files, change some tags and save. Suddenly all the tags go blank in some of the files! Often the first one, but sometimes several. If I exit, these tags are saved as blank. If I click on the files, the values of the tag come back! Win 7-64 and v2.73. Thanks! ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/24f5b134f591173b1937941eaacf25beb0b801e4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/2 "2015-12-26T01:54:41Z")
Geez Luweez, that screen-shot is practically useless. 😉 Any important information is hidden! What file extensions are involved? What tags are written and read? Attach a screenshot of Options \> Tags \> Mpeg. And change your profile information if you're really using v2.73. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/3 "2015-12-26T08:50:56Z")
> [@Helmer Aslaksen](#): > > I have a strange problem. It started occuring some time ago, and I was hoping it would get fixed, but it has survived several new versions, so I finally decided to report it. I select some files, change some tags and save. Suddenly all the tags go blank in some of the files! Often the first one, but sometimes several. If I exit, these tags are saved as blank. If I click on the files, the values of the tag come back! > > Win 7-64 and v2.73. > > Thanks! I observed this behaviour when I have WMP and MP3tg running simultneaously and WMP updates the library (which is almost always the case). If you add a network drive or a drive connected via USB, it becomes worse. The remedies are: close the other program that access the same files and/or press F5 after each save to refresh. ---
**Author:** ![aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aslaksen)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/4 "2015-12-26T23:19:36Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > I observed this behaviour when I have WMP and MP3tg running simultneaously and WMP updates the library (which is almost always the case). > If you add a network drive or a drive connected via USB, it becomes worse. > The remedies are: close the other program that access the same files and/or press F5 after each save to refresh. Dear Ohrenkino, Of course! Thanks!!! I should have suspected that WMP was the culprit You're totally right about the problem being worse on a USB drive. I'm just curious, why would that make a difference? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/5 "2015-12-27T19:58:13Z")
> [@Helmer Aslaksen](#): > > Dear Ohrenkino, > > Of course! Thanks!!! I should have suspected that WMP was the culprit > > You're totally right about the problem being worse on a USB drive. I'm just curious, why would that make a difference? It seems to be a timing problem. WMP blocks the access to the currently scanned files. And as USB is slower than SATA the blocking periods become longer. ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-go-blank-after-saving/17500/6 "2018-12-28T14:37:36Z")
This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.