I use this setting all the time:
However, it does not satisfy me. In my collection, 10% of my MP3s do not have a cover.
I noticed that the reason is that I have selected EP and single at 100%. In the MB database, these media have less covers than Album.
Example:
Another Level - From the Heart
Changing Preferred and reloading the catalog (without clearing tags) does not change anything.
It is only when I clear the tags and add the bare MP3 to Picard that it is OK.
It finds the Nexus cover.
My question is:
How to update the covers without clearing the tags?
You don’t tell what your existing tags on the file where. But if the file was tagged with album name “From the Heart” with a total tracks of 4 then, yes, it will much more likely match the 4 track single of that name better than a 14 tracks album called “Nexus…”.
You still have singles at half the preference. Try lowering it more. If you really don’t want to get single results considered at all, move the slider all the way to the left.
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Philipp, but do I have to clear tags for this purpose?
Is there no other way?
This action is not liked on the forum. 
Tags are saved to a file.
You could selectively delete just the MBIDs and maybe a few other tags that point to the bad match. It would give Picard some clues to work with instead of starting again.
As you’ve tagged your MP3s in a unique way, your music collection has MBIDs that are not a real match, just something to look up more data. Trim them out with Picard or MP3tag and let it reselect album\EP\Single again.
Sorry, but I’m not starting the “should I delete all tags prior to lookup” discussion again. We had this often enough, I’m out.
Have you actually tried lowering the preference for singles as I suggested?
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After all, I wrote earlier.
My files already have tags done on the first try.
I run Picard, move the sliders, add the music directory and it immediately goes to the right panel without any changes.
If you have tagged the files previously Picard will automatically load the release you tagged it against and move the files to the left.
That has absolutely nothing to do with the sliders. The sliders just influence the selection of the best matching release on Lookup and Scan when Picard needs to decide between multiple possible releases.
If you are unhappy with the release you used for tagging, just load the release you want to tag against into Picard, drag the files there and save them again.
