More info on Default Tag Edit Fields

[stevebyhurst]

Hi,

I have just moved to Windows 11 plus the latest version of dbpoweramp and am trying to get it to work as before on my old PC. I use file explorer fields extensively to manage my large collection of music files and am having some problems.

I have gone through the recommended procedure of replacing the system property handlers and that seems to be working somewhat but I cannot get Album Artist to work. I have added Album Artist to the list of default tag edit fields and added Album Artist as a listed property field in windows explorer but files that have something in the Album Artist field are not showing in explorer. I am wondering if I have changed the default tag edit list correctly. I just typed a return to make a space in the list and typed in Album Artist (proper case) on one line and saved it. When I view it the tag is listed. Have I done this wrong? Is there another procedure? Also, it would be great to have a list of all the possible tags I could place here. Some tags use different names for the same thing (like Style and Mood) so which version should I use?

Thanks.

Steve

[Spoon-]

It is not possible to introduce new tag types that Windows Explorer does not already list. Default Tag Edit is just there for the tag editor. That said Album Artist is there in explorer, it is blank? if you right click a file >> edit ID Tags, the album artist is populated?

[GBrown]

I use file explorer fields extensively to manage my large collection of music files and am having some problems.

Explorer is hardly an effective tool for managing metadata for a music library. There are so many better options including the Tag Editor from Illustrate. Trying to tame Windows Explorer will just lead to frustration with its' limitations.