# Why sometimes AcoustIDs are not available to be uploaded?

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-sometimes-acoustids-are-not-available-to-be-uploaded/511870
**Category:** MusicBrainz Picard
**Created:** [January 2, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-sometimes-acoustids-are-not-available-to-be-uploaded/511870 "2021-01-02T14:09:35Z")
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#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-sometimes-acoustids-are-not-available-to-be-uploaded/511870/4 "2021-01-02T20:58:17Z")

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It really depends what you are doing. The submission links AcoustId fingerprints to MusicBrainz recording IDs.

1. If you use the “Generate fingerprints” button on files already matched to tracks in the right pane, the submission should be available

2. If you use the “Generate fingerprints” button on unmatched files it will generate the fingerprint for those files, but as they are not linked to a MusicBrainz recording there is nothing to submit. If you drag one of those files onto a track on the right pane (or match it in some other way to a track on the right) the submission will be available.

3. If you use the “Scan” button the fingerprint will be generated _and_ a lookup for those fingerprints against the AcoustId server will be made. There are two possible outcomes:

If the submission does not activate in some circumstance where you would expect it to be active, check two things:

1. Was there a fingerprint generated for this file? Use the “Fingerprint” column for this. If a fingerprint was generated a fingerprint icon should be displayed in this column.
2. Was there any related error message in Help \> View Debug/Error Log.

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