[SOLVED] mp3 audio file metadata/details

[blueleo65]

Hello, I'm looking for help in finding a way to prevent windows 10 from changing the information I'm entering in the "details/metadata" of audio files. For one set of files, I want the "album" name to read a certain way. After I manually enter it, window changes it. I disabled media info from web options in both WMP and Grooves, but that doesn't seem to have made a difference. All I want is control over my audio files details. I also have an issue where album art change from large files to tiny files with white borders. I thought disabling the auto info update in WMP and Grooves would solve that, but it didn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (the flac versions of these files aren't being impacted)

 

[gardenman]

Hi, I would bet the issue is Groove itself (and maybe WMP too).

Read this: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...ata-mess/9d790058-a9be-43bf-a72d-70a253d2c67a

Even if the auto update is disabled, it has been known to change it anyway.

Test it. Change the metadata in a file. Open it in Groove. Close Groove out. Check the metadata. Do the same with WMP. If one or both are causing the issue, then find a different player.

Another suggestion that I have is to try moving a few audio files into a different folder, not the "Music" folder that Windows expects you to use. Change those files to how you like, and see if they get changed back or not. A program could be changing the files only in the "Music" folder itself.

 

[blueleo65]

Hi gardenman, Thank you for your suggestions. I think using a different folder might work, I will try that. I don't use WMP or Groove, and they're not my default player. I normally use VLC, and I doubt that it does that. Thanks.

 

[gardenman]

If you are sure it's not VLC changing the metadata and you have tested that it's not, then my next guess would be that another 3rd party software running in the background is changing it.

First try using the other folder as suggested above. Only then if that doesn't work, consider doing the below.

A clean boot will let you see if a 3rd party program is changing the metadata. A clean boot is where you disable all non-Microsoft software and run Windows that way for a while to see if the issue persists. If this issue stops while doing the clean boot, then it was one of the programs/services that you disabled for the clean boot that was causing the issue. You would then re-enable the programs/services a few at a time with a reboot each time and continue testing until you find the culprit.

Warning: When doing a clean boot, be sure that you do NOT disable any Microsoft services or apps. Be sure to check the box that says "Hide all Microsoft services".

More info on a clean boot can be found here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/mp3-audio-file-metadata-details.3693628/#post-22253003

 

[blueleo65]

Ok, so I discovered that itunes is the culprit and making the changes. I disable the auto data in itunes as well. Let's see if that helps. Thank you.

 

[gardenman]

I posted the wrong link for the Clean Boot. The link should have been this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd

Anyway, I'm glad you got it figured out.