Posted by Dave Cohen on 05/31/06 20:09

Don M. wrote:
> <dummy_1943@gmx.net> wrote in message
> news:1149046157.431108.85520@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I´ve wondered, if there´s a possibility to restore deleted ID-Tags,
>> when the files have already been copied.
>> That means - the tags couldn´t be restored from disk, ´cause the
>> medium changed!!
>>
>> Is there something like a backup of the meta-data within the mp3s ?
>>
>> Hopefully anyone could help me out..
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jo
> ===================
>
> Mp3 files may have 2 ID tags: ID3v1 (128B fixed length) and ID3v2.
> If your mp3 files had both tags and you deleted only one of them, the other could be used
> to rebuild the deleted one to a certain extent. That's the closest to a backup you'll
> get.
>
>
> Don
>
>
If you know what the tag contained you can manually add the info but
it's a tedious task if you have more than a few.
Real player seems to be pretty good, you can just tab between fields
when in library view.
Dave Cohen

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