CD Art in Explorer for MP3s


  1. Posts : 6
    Win 7
       #1

    CD Art in Explorer for MP3s


    While browsing folders in Win 7 explorer, my mp3s sometimes have the cd art instead of the generic mp3 file logo. How can I turn that off? It's editing my mp3 tags, and I find it annoying!

    Thank you in advance.
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  2. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #2

    Are you running with hidden and system file view enabled?
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  3. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #3

    You want it to just show the generic MP3 icons?

    open the desired folder
    In top left Click Organize
    Choose Folder and Search option
    View Tab
    Check: Always Show icons, never thumbnails
    Click Apply to Aplly to just that folder, or you can apply to all folders at top
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  4. Posts : 6
    Win 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    thanks.. that should solve it
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  5. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #5

    n64ra said:
    It's editing my mp3 tags, and I find it annoying!
    Umm no it does not! The image was already embedded in the file. Windows Explorer is merely displaying this data most people do not know about, it does not edit or modify your files. ID3v2 tags have the ability to hold image data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3#ID3...mage_Extension
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  6. Posts : 6
    Win 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    logicearth said:
    Umm no it does not! The image was already embedded in the file. Windows Explorer is merely displaying this data most people do not know about, it does not edit or modify your files. ID3v2 tags have the ability to hold image data. ID3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Then some program is editing my mp3 tags. All my mp3s have ID3v1 tags only. I know this because I go through every new mp3 to make it that way.
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  7. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #7

    n64ra said:
    logicearth said:
    Umm no it does not! The image was already embedded in the file. Windows Explorer is merely displaying this data most people do not know about, it does not edit or modify your files. ID3v2 tags have the ability to hold image data. ID3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Then some program is editing my mp3 tags. All my mp3s have ID3v1 tags only. I know this because I go through every new mp3 to make it that way.
    logicearth is correct. Windows explorer will only display the info it is reading.

    However, if you are using WMP12 for your music library it could be set to update missing info only, or replace all info with what it finds when it does its internet look ups.

    I always set the WMP12 options to never check the internet for media info, and never change anything.
    Being an avid MediaMonkey fan, i like for MM to do all my tagging and editing.
    Its quite possible WMP12 is doing this in the background. I dont think you even need to be actively using it, only that it has the music library location, and does this in the background.


    I obviously totally missed the root of the issue, I apologize.
    In WMP12, go to options.
    In Library Tab, uncheck 'retrieve additional information from the internet"

    You can still have Explorer show the album art thumbs if you like, it will not change any tags, just as logicearth said.

    Hope this helps.
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  8. Posts : 6
    Win 7
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Its quite possible WMP12 is doing this in the background. I dont think you even need to be actively using it, only that it has the music library location, and does this in the background.
    I don't use WMP12, but it does know the location of my media for streaming. I certainly can believe it would do stuff in the background. Thanks for the help. I uncheked that and bet that should work.
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