# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.beets.io/latest.md?page=3

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## [Next release](https://discourse.beets.io/t/next-release/2460)

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**Author:** [@trolley](https://discourse.beets.io/u/trolley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/next-release/2460 "2024-01-20T14:42:04Z")

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The first line at the top of the last release on Github says: This release is our first experiment with time-based releases! We are aiming to publish a new release of beets every 3 months. That release was made almos…

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## [Help with config file](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-config-file/2420)

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**Author:** [@paulmcrules](https://discourse.beets.io/u/paulmcrules)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-config-file/2420 "2024-01-16T00:07:08Z")

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Hi all, apologise in advance for the long post. Setting up Beets again for first time in a while, but this time I am using the linuxserver/beets docker image running on a Synology NAS. It is quite handy being able to use…

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## [Remove given string from all fields](https://discourse.beets.io/t/remove-given-string-from-all-fields/2450)

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**Author:** [@bdb484](https://discourse.beets.io/u/bdb484)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/remove-given-string-from-all-fields/2450 "2024-01-10T00:19:41Z")

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Is there a way (maybe with the scrub plugin?) to remove a specific word or phrase in every field in which it occurs? For instance, I would pass the word “rock,” and I would then have: an album called “For Those About …

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## [Import custom tag from file into beets, Mediafile plugin](https://discourse.beets.io/t/import-custom-tag-from-file-into-beets-mediafile-plugin/2445)

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**Author:** [@bob55](https://discourse.beets.io/u/bob55)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/import-custom-tag-from-file-into-beets-mediafile-plugin/2445 "2024-01-09T13:16:38Z")

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Hi can someone kindly help me get this plugin running? https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/dev/plugins.html#extend-mediafile I’m trying to figure out how I can import into beets a custom tag “source” that’s already …

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## [Extrafiles vs. copyartifacts plugin or something else for lyrics?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/extrafiles-vs-copyartifacts-plugin-or-something-else-for-lyrics/2171)

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**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://discourse.beets.io/u/Casual_Tea)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/extrafiles-vs-copyartifacts-plugin-or-something-else-for-lyrics/2171 "2024-01-07T17:46:10Z")

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First time beets user here. I’ve got a mountain of ~2TB of music with inconsistent folder structure, naming and tags before me that I want to conform to the rest of my library with as little manual effort as possible. I…

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## [What is the recommened method for backing up a beets library](https://discourse.beets.io/t/what-is-the-recommened-method-for-backing-up-a-beets-library/2432)

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**Author:** [@fliz](https://discourse.beets.io/u/fliz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/what-is-the-recommened-method-for-backing-up-a-beets-library/2432 "2023-12-22T17:39:11Z")

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I’ve been putting in a lot of work importing my library. I’ve got backups of my unsorted music from prior to this project but I would like to back up the imported library and everything beets related. Is there a recomme…

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## [List of Tag Fields added by Autotagger when matched to MusicBrainz album](https://discourse.beets.io/t/list-of-tag-fields-added-by-autotagger-when-matched-to-musicbrainz-album/2433)

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**Author:** [@ijabz](https://discourse.beets.io/u/ijabz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/list-of-tag-fields-added-by-autotagger-when-matched-to-musicbrainz-album/2433 "2023-12-19T10:19:36Z")

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Hi I was looking for a list of the Tag Fields that can be added by Autotagger when matched to MusicBrainz album but I couldnt find it in the docs, is there a list somewhere ?

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## [Help with improving the Acoustid database quality](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-improving-the-acoustid-database-quality/1888)

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**Author:** [@ijabz](https://discourse.beets.io/u/ijabz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-improving-the-acoustid-database-quality/1888 "2023-12-19T10:17:44Z")

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beets is one of a number of application that use the Acoustid database to fingerprinting and identify songs, but there are many other including MusicBrainz Picard and SongKong I (the author of SongKong) have been lookin…

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## [Lyrics missing lyrics](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-missing-lyrics/2425)

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**Author:** [@Chabula](https://discourse.beets.io/u/Chabula)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-missing-lyrics/2425 "2023-12-15T15:27:24Z")

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In beets , I come across something strange .According to all my music programmes , certain songs have lyrics . But now I use the following string han@han-iMac:~$ beet ls lyrics::^$ Then I get to see the songs that do …

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## [\[SOLVED\] Manually editing tags during import](https://discourse.beets.io/t/solved-manually-editing-tags-during-import/2430)

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**Author:** [@dkmb](https://discourse.beets.io/u/dkmb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/solved-manually-editing-tags-during-import/2430 "2023-12-10T19:58:59Z")

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hello all! beets seems like an amazing tool and I’m hoping it will help me with my massive and poorly tagged library. however, is there a way to manually edit the tags during import? I have lots of rare, strange music t…

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## [Swapped two discs in two disc set](https://discourse.beets.io/t/swapped-two-discs-in-two-disc-set/2426)

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**Author:** [@fliz](https://discourse.beets.io/u/fliz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/swapped-two-discs-in-two-disc-set/2426 "2023-12-01T23:47:47Z")

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I imported the promo of metric synthetica https://musicbrainz.org/release/8eb04bbb-7ccc-4ebc-8a1b-0f12e5016a39/ for whatever reason, beets got the cds reversed and tagged all of disc one as the instrumentals and tagged …

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## [Beet ls path:/foo/bar not returning all results](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beet-ls-path-foo-bar-not-returning-all-results/2418)

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**Author:** [@vredesbyrd](https://discourse.beets.io/u/vredesbyrd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beet-ls-path-foo-bar-not-returning-all-results/2418 "2023-10-23T16:09:39Z")

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beets version 1.6.1 Python version 3.11.5 Hello, Some background for the issue. My music collection is separated into 3 categories: Artists, Composers & Scores. My Directory structure reflects the categories. Years ago…

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## [Using regex in the zero plugin, syntax error?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/using-regex-in-the-zero-plugin-syntax-error/2416)

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**Author:** [@chriscrutch](https://discourse.beets.io/u/chriscrutch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/using-regex-in-the-zero-plugin-syntax-error/2416 "2023-10-05T15:42:12Z")

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I’m trying to use the Zero plugin to blank out all the genre tags in my library that are NOT set to “christmas”. In my configuration file I have enabled the plugin, put a configuration section for it in, and have this li…

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## [What are your replace patterns?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/what-are-your-replace-patterns/2223)

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**Author:** [@AlexKalopsia](https://discourse.beets.io/u/AlexKalopsia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/what-are-your-replace-patterns/2223 "2023-09-22T15:08:39Z")

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I am totally new to Beets and it’s pretty awesome. I did a test run and I noticed that many symbols (like : and ! ) got reeplaced with underscores because of the default config values. That’s not what I want, but I was …

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## [Not importing ogg files and unexpected behavior of ignore\_video\_tracks](https://discourse.beets.io/t/not-importing-ogg-files-and-unexpected-behavior-of-ignore-video-tracks/2406)

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**Author:** [@apnea](https://discourse.beets.io/u/apnea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/not-importing-ogg-files-and-unexpected-behavior-of-ignore-video-tracks/2406 "2023-09-18T17:14:58Z")

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Hi all, Just came across beets and was blown away by the complex flavor and deep red color. Sorry, long day. I meant, the sheer scope and flexibility, and I’m hoping to use this amazing tool on my dog’s dinner of a musi…

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## [Google Fetchart Error](https://discourse.beets.io/t/google-fetchart-error/2402)

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**Author:** [@djkc1072](https://discourse.beets.io/u/djkc1072)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/google-fetchart-error/2402 "2023-09-13T16:45:26Z")

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Hello! I seem to have an issue with fetchart using google to grab album art. I think I have the API key set up correctly. fetchart: google fetchart error: accessNotConfigured Can anyone please help?

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## [Having trouble with my path](https://discourse.beets.io/t/having-trouble-with-my-path/2396)

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**Author:** [@kumi](https://discourse.beets.io/u/kumi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/having-trouble-with-my-path/2396 "2023-09-05T18:51:41Z")

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Hi, I’m having trouble setting up my path. Here’s what my directory, that I’d like to keep, looks like: Music Artists Artist Name Album Soundtracks Anime Series Name Album Alternatively is it possi…

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## [Strange characters in Windows output](https://discourse.beets.io/t/strange-characters-in-windows-output/2394)

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**Author:** [@simistef](https://discourse.beets.io/u/simistef)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/strange-characters-in-windows-output/2394 "2023-09-03T16:01:22Z")

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hi there, i am getting some strange characters in beets output. See the examples below: \[32;01m…\[39;49;00m\> \[34;01m…\[39;49;00m I am running on Windows 7 with beets version 1.60 and python 3.8.6 which is freshly …

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## ["if" in path format - I don't get the syntax](https://discourse.beets.io/t/if-in-path-format-i-dont-get-the-syntax/2389)

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**Author:** [@Carl](https://discourse.beets.io/u/Carl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/if-in-path-format-i-dont-get-the-syntax/2389 "2023-08-27T21:24:19Z")

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Hello, there is a “%if{condition,text}” function in beets (https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/pathformat.html), but I can’t work out the correct syntax. What I want to get: I want to not have the “albumty…

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## [A (reasonably) new commandline UI for Beets!](https://discourse.beets.io/t/a-reasonably-new-commandline-ui-for-beets/1831)

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**Author:** [@davidswarbrick](https://discourse.beets.io/u/davidswarbrick)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/a-reasonably-new-commandline-ui-for-beets/1831 "2023-08-27T06:47:40Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve recently put what I hope are the finishing touches to a hefty pull request initially started by @mxmerz 5 years ago to refresh the beets commandline UI! The finished product looks like this on my mac…

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## [Cleaning Genre with regex](https://discourse.beets.io/t/cleaning-genre-with-regex/2386)

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**Author:** [@ttghtg](https://discourse.beets.io/u/ttghtg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/cleaning-genre-with-regex/2386 "2023-08-24T22:09:18Z")

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Hello, I’d like to clean up the genre of my music library, as I often put multiple genres as that’s the way I listen to music according to my mood. Let’s say I have two albums with the genres Funk; City-Pop and Rock; Cit…

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## [Release that does exist in MusicBrainz unable to import](https://discourse.beets.io/t/release-that-does-exist-in-musicbrainz-unable-to-import/2384)

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**Author:** [@may](https://discourse.beets.io/u/may)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/release-that-does-exist-in-musicbrainz-unable-to-import/2384 "2023-08-24T16:27:25Z")

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I have some albums that do exist on MusicBrainz but Beets is unable to find: No matching release found for 15 tracks Here the MusicBrainz URL to the album I am trying to import: Release “Exit the Void” by Broken Note…

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## [Presenting drop2beets : automatic import of files dropped in a folder](https://discourse.beets.io/t/presenting-drop2beets-automatic-import-of-files-dropped-in-a-folder/1270)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://discourse.beets.io/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/presenting-drop2beets-automatic-import-of-files-dropped-in-a-folder/1270 "2023-08-20T17:02:09Z")

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Hello beets, Part of my library is a bunch of singles I’m always tagging using a flexible attribute. I finally found a way to automatize this. It’s a Python script watching a folder with inotify : as soon as a file is d…

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## [Help with redundant file tags and Discogs tag question](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-redundant-file-tags-and-discogs-tag-question/2383)

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**Author:** [@drilldozer](https://discourse.beets.io/u/drilldozer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/help-with-redundant-file-tags-and-discogs-tag-question/2383 "2023-08-17T06:19:34Z")

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So I’m trying to set up beets for the first time and have some questions. Not sure if these are intended or an issue. First Question: Can I pick and choose what tags beets adds to the files? After importing an album wi…

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## [Keep existing artwork for tracks](https://discourse.beets.io/t/keep-existing-artwork-for-tracks/2379)

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**Author:** [@djkc1072](https://discourse.beets.io/u/djkc1072)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/keep-existing-artwork-for-tracks/2379 "2023-08-16T10:27:09Z")

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Hello everyone, Could someone please help (noob!) When I import tracks into beets that have existing artwork, the artwork is removed and replaced with a generic waveform image. Is there a config to run tracks through be…

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## [Problems importing one specific album](https://discourse.beets.io/t/problems-importing-one-specific-album/2377)

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**Author:** [@apastuszak](https://discourse.beets.io/u/apastuszak)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/problems-importing-one-specific-album/2377 "2023-08-12T20:33:00Z")

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I’m ripping and importing a bunch of CDs and one CD just refuses to import. I’m on Fedora Linux 38. The album is Spritis of the Western Sky by Justin Hayward. I ripped the CD to /home/andy/rips/Justin Hayward/Spirits O…

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## [Querying For Specifc Genre Tags When Files Have Multiple Genres](https://discourse.beets.io/t/querying-for-specifc-genre-tags-when-files-have-multiple-genres/2369)

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**Author:** [@mike](https://discourse.beets.io/u/mike)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/querying-for-specifc-genre-tags-when-files-have-multiple-genres/2369 "2023-07-27T02:16:07Z")

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I spent a bit of time trying to solve this issue and I searched here for an answer, but before I spend too much time I’m hoping someone here can help out. The files in my library may be tagged with multiple genres, sepa…

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## [Artifacts, Extra Files, File Tote](https://discourse.beets.io/t/artifacts-extra-files-file-tote/2362)

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**Author:** [@spinach](https://discourse.beets.io/u/spinach)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/artifacts-extra-files-file-tote/2362 "2023-07-27T01:17:19Z")

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I’m trying to copy all the extra files and artifacts during import but haven’t found a solution. Extrafiles doesn’t work. Copyartifacts sort of works. It copies over a cover image but leaves behind entire folders of im…

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## [Lastgenre doesn't seem to work in my case, no genres added \[solved\]](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lastgenre-doesnt-seem-to-work-in-my-case-no-genres-added-solved/564)

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**Author:** [@janpeeters](https://discourse.beets.io/u/janpeeters)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lastgenre-doesnt-seem-to-work-in-my-case-no-genres-added-solved/564 "2023-07-21T06:54:02Z")

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When checking the imported and moved files I noticed that no genres were added to the files. I’ve installed pylast with pip. And activated the plugin in config: plugins: inline the lastgenre discogs chroma zero acousti…

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## [Zeroing COMMENT field?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/zeroing-comment-field/2075)

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**Author:** [@senorsmartypants](https://discourse.beets.io/u/senorsmartypants)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/zeroing-comment-field/2075 "2023-07-14T21:28:42Z")

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I have some FLAC files that beets converted to MP3s for me. The original FLAC files had a comment field with info like this. EAC V1.0 beta 2, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FLAC -8 This was saved into a ID3 fie…

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