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"Unknown" listed in spots for songs in player's list of all songs

When you go to the list of all songs in the mp3 player, there are some songs at the end of the list (which is alphabetical), that say Unknown. When you click on those "Unknown"s, a song starts playing, the one that is listed first alphabetically.
Like for me, 1234 by Feist begins playing. There are always many "Unknowns," usually around 4-8, that seem to take the spots of songs.
What can I do?
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Hi! There are 2 different ways to edit music tags in this guide, you might as well take a look at this one if you still seeking practical solutions: https://bit.ly/3eIGBPR
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You need to fix the id3 tags of songs. Just follow below steps to do that. ID3 is a metadata container most used on audio format, which provides audio data standard for music files, including Title, Artist, Year, Genre and other great information. And all ID3 tags are supported by most player software, like iTunes, and Windows Media Player. On Windows 10, music files have included metadata information like song name, artist name, or genre, but there will be times when this data may show up wrong or appear missing for a song or an entire album.
To add tags to wav files, you can try Windows File Explorer.
1.Open the Windows File Explorer in your computer. (Windows key + E).
2.Browse the folder of the songs you want to add tags to wav files.
3.Right-click of the song, and then select "Properties".

4.Click to check the "Details" tab. It is well noted that all the details you see in the "Details" tab is part of the metadata information, and you can set wav ID3 tags by clicking the value field next to the property.

5.After updating the metadata information you like, click " Apply" and then "OK" button.
With Windows File Explorer, it will also improve your file search function and you do not have to set it to icon or details mode in order to change the sort settings and then switch it back to preview mode.

For more methods, check: Best 4 Methods: How to Edit Wav Tags

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It's the id3 tag information that hasn't been filled out, most likely.   (id3? Hmmm)
Anyhow, depending on the operating system you use and the program you use for your music, it's easy to change.
If iTunes, just import the song into itunes, and "edit Info" and change all the song information. In Windows I believe you can do it in WMP, or by right-clicking the file.
Alot of the time a song just has the info in the filename, but mp3 players use the id3 tag to identify a song.

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