# Support

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## [Allow Editing / Saving of Title Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/allow-editing-saving-of-title-field/66519)

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**Author:** [@MrBlueTees](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrBlueTees)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/allow-editing-saving-of-title-field/66519 "2024-11-15T07:34:18Z")

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We used to be able to edit the Title field on the right hand side and not in the Tag Panel sidebar. Can this feature be re-instated. It made for editing batches much easier. Thanks

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## [Using an Action to delete the second ARTIST field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-an-action-to-delete-the-second-artist-field/66515)

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**Author:** [@pugrallye](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pugrallye)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-an-action-to-delete-the-second-artist-field/66515 "2024-11-14T16:53:41Z")

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Hi, I have some files with two ARTIST tags (i.e. when shown in MP3TAG, the ARTIST tag looks like "Artist1\\\\Artist2") I'm trying to create an Action that takes the second ARTIST "Artist2", appends it to the TITLE field …

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## [Remove text from artist and files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-from-artist-and-files/66512)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-from-artist-and-files/66512 "2024-11-14T07:03:55Z")

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hello my friends. I got a question q1. How do I remove all artist after the first artist. for example the artist is listed as : Exile, Blu, Exile, Miguel I want it to only show: Exile and nothing else

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## [Remove everything after the closing parenthesis](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-the-closing-parenthesis/66327)

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**Author:** [@tdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdog)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-the-closing-parenthesis/66327 "2024-11-14T07:08:56Z")

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Hi, guys! I need to remove everything after the right parethesis in the title. Source: Song Name (Remix) some text Expected result: Song Name (Remix)

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## [Duplicated Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicated-files/66381)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicated-files/66381 "2024-11-14T03:18:12Z")

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when attempting to renamed and save a large group of files, MP3Tag will throw up a list of files it says can't be renamed and saved because IF SAVED they would be duplicates. Is there a way i can get these so called dupl…

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## [Artwork from USB to Radio Unit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-from-usb-to-radio-unit/66294)

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**Author:** [@TheBlueCafe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheBlueCafe)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-from-usb-to-radio-unit/66294 "2024-11-13T19:52:04Z")

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Hi All. Hopefully I can get some help with this. I purchased a new smart kitchen radio with internet, wifi, fm, cd player, spotify etc. in one unit. It also comes with a digital display. When I load a usb into the back o…

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## [Convert file name to tag does not work](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-file-name-to-tag-does-not-work/66502)

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**Author:** [@textat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/textat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-file-name-to-tag-does-not-work/66502 "2024-11-11T17:19:56Z")

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Hello! I use version 3.27a. Earlier everything worked well. But now the converter does not do what I expect. For example: There is a file with the following name "Behind the Gardens, Behind the Wall, Under the Tree... (…

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## [Gone Mad Music Player duplicating Artist info for Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/gone-mad-music-player-duplicating-artist-info-for-album-artist/66485)

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**Author:** [@JAQK65](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JAQK65)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/gone-mad-music-player-duplicating-artist-info-for-album-artist/66485 "2024-11-10T04:41:42Z")

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Hello! I've contacted GMMP support and they're convinced the cause of the issue lies somewhere in my tagging using MP3tag. I've attached a link to the details I've provided them along with images and their responses thu…

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## [Automatisation Formatage fichiers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatisation-formatage-fichiers/66478)

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**Author:** [@RYAN78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RYAN78)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatisation-formatage-fichiers/66478 "2024-11-09T18:03:20Z")

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Bonjour, Je souhaiterais créer un fichier script qui automatise la mise en forme de mes fichiers comme suit: INTERPRETE = ARTISTE DE L'ALBUM PISTE = 01, 02, 03...... POCHETTE = 1 (Covers.jpg dans le répertoire album …

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## [Can I add different Album Cover and Single Cover?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-add-different-album-cover-and-single-cover/66466)

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**Author:** [@Casper1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casper1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-add-different-album-cover-and-single-cover/66466 "2024-11-09T13:12:59Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if it would be possible to add a different Album Cover and Single Cover. I am currently making an album of one of my favourite artists with their released Singles and Features. These songs all have d…

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## [Filepath encoding ANSI UTF-8 question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filepath-encoding-ansi-utf-8-question/66474)

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**Author:** [@mamema](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mamema)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filepath-encoding-ansi-utf-8-question/66474 "2024-11-09T11:48:06Z")

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i'm using the export script to modify timestamps from here: (for readers: this sets file modification dates according to a value from a mp3tag tag) works as expected most of the time. But as the export script (needs?…

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## [Correct structure for INVOLVEDPEOPLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-structure-for-involvedpeople/66458)

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**Author:** [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-structure-for-involvedpeople/66458 "2024-11-08T09:35:48Z")

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A lot of tracks have values for INVOLVEDPEOPLE in a wrong structure, e.g.: According to this: https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#involvedpeople I am looking for a way to swap the parts accordingly, this seems easy. Bu…

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## [Help batch re-tagging files but maintaining the album's track numbers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-batch-re-tagging-files-but-maintaining-the-albums-track-numbers/66464)

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**Author:** [@BunBunBlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BunBunBlair)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-batch-re-tagging-files-but-maintaining-the-albums-track-numbers/66464 "2024-11-07T21:31:16Z")

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Hey all! Super new to using this so I'll try to explain it all best I can! I'm using RockBox on an old iPod 6th gen, and the way I have my music files set up is like so: -- Artist ---- Album 1 ------ 1 - Alone.flac …

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## [mp3Tag reading error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-reading-error/66429)

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**Author:** [@Znarra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Znarra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-reading-error/66429 "2024-11-07T19:15:51Z")

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Hello, I have been adding all the information to my music library, covers included, and suddenly I find that the vast majority of "mp3tag" files do not read them as if the files had no information, I have tried another p…

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## [Is there an easy way to rename lots of album from yy/mm/dd to yyyy-mm-dd?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-rename-lots-of-album-from-yy-mm-dd-to-yyyy-mm-dd/66440)

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**Author:** [@danilovita](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danilovita)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-rename-lots-of-album-from-yy-mm-dd-to-yyyy-mm-dd/66440 "2024-11-07T14:36:35Z")

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So, I have a ton of Grateful Dead live albums and they are labeled as yy/mm/dd - venue/release. I want to label them as yyyy-mm-dd now. Is there an easy automatic way to do this?

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## [Easy Refresh Question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easy-refresh-question/66456)

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**Author:** [@MKM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MKM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easy-refresh-question/66456 "2024-11-06T18:56:10Z")

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I have 85000 mp3's up in mp3tag that I'm currently running through beets. When I down arrow through the tracks one by one I can see the updated tags as they appear. It looks like if I select all the tags at once and use …

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## [3.27..... doesn't install properly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-27-doesnt-install-properly/66447)

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**Author:** [@FishMan1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FishMan1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-27-doesnt-install-properly/66447 "2024-11-06T15:53:38Z")

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Hi, When I try to install ANY 3.27.xx version of MP3Tag, I get an error box near the end of the install saying: Staging Sparse Package failed C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag Mp3tagShell.msix Windows cannot install package 3579…

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## [Remove (feat. artist) from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-feat-artist-from-title/49450)

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**Author:** [@Flex2020](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flex2020)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-feat-artist-from-title/49450 "2024-11-06T01:08:20Z")

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My %title% tags are formatted as track title (feat. artist) (track mix) Is there a way to batch extract just the (feat. artist) element from the title tag to the comment tag and leave the title tag as title (track mix) u…

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## [How do I enter data for Roon?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-enter-data-for-roon/66435)

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**Author:** [@cattips](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cattips)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-enter-data-for-roon/66435 "2024-11-05T23:11:14Z")

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I'm having a problem getting the correct release date for some music albums. I am wondering how to change the metadata of a directory of FLAC files. I have below In Roon: 21 November 2011 In Microsoft explorer, the d…

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## [Help dealing with albumartistsort](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-dealing-with-albumartistsort/66401)

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**Author:** [@sjkiss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sjkiss)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-dealing-with-albumartistsort/66401 "2024-11-05T07:56:14Z")

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I basically need one script that does the following: Sets the albumartistsort extended tag field to be equivalent to the "Album Artist" field unless there is a "The" in which case, I would like the albumartistsort fiel…

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## [MP3 File Tags display problem in WIndows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-tags-display-problem-in-windows-explorer/66423)

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**Author:** [@zelarra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zelarra)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-tags-display-problem-in-windows-explorer/66423 "2024-11-04T22:18:30Z")

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Hi guys. I'm new to this forum, and I wanted to ask for help because I don't know how to solve the issue of mp3 tags. Windows 11, the operating system I use, gives you several options to enter the artist of the song: …

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## [First time seeing fonts in titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-time-seeing-fonts-in-titles/66409)

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**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-time-seeing-fonts-in-titles/66409 "2024-11-04T03:55:39Z")

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See pic, this is the first time I've seen non-standard fonts used in a title. How would one do that or go about removing them w/ MP3Tag? They also seem to extend to the filename in file manager! Thanks -

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## [Possible to prompt for a value in an action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-prompt-for-a-value-in-an-action/66408)

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**Author:** [@JCDinPGH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JCDinPGH)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-prompt-for-a-value-in-an-action/66408 "2024-11-03T14:53:32Z")

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When trying to properly format, for example, titles for an mp3, I find a lot of times they are not properly named. So I have an action built that uses cutLeft(%title%,4) but what I am hoping is to be able to replace the …

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## [Help on action groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-action-groups/66414)

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**Author:** [@chrisbxc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisbxc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-action-groups/66414 "2024-11-03T13:51:36Z")

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I have a group of actions with some operations, I will describe them in order: top to bottom (first to last): Replace "\_FILENAME" - 49 actions Case conversion "\_FILENAME" - 1 action Export .m3u - 1 action Export .sfv…

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## [Is there a field for channel modes?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-field-for-channel-modes/66400)

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**Author:** [@pwallin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pwallin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-field-for-channel-modes/66400 "2024-11-02T11:47:40Z")

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Hi, I can add a "mode" information field to the view columns, but it seems that is just a 2 for stereo and a 1 for mono. How can i distinguish between "Joint Stereo", "Stereo", "Dual Channel Mono", and "Single Channel …

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## [AutoNumber Series or Movement Action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-series-or-movement-action/66398)

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**Author:** [@SoCalDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SoCalDad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-series-or-movement-action/66398 "2024-11-02T06:42:52Z")

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Hi! Anyone know of an action to autonumber the series or movement (or any field aside from TRACK)? Trying to add "series number" automatically but the autonumber wizard only places data in TRACK... would be super to hav…

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## [Is there cmd argument for adding cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-cmd-argument-for-adding-cover-art/66397)

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**Author:** [@mrklhsnbrg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrklhsnbrg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-cmd-argument-for-adding-cover-art/66397 "2024-11-02T02:37:51Z")

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Hello, I have very limited coding knowledge and I am using AI to build an automation script with Python that helps me to add cover art to my MP4 videos. But the AI only opens the Mp3tag program and not doing anything aut…

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## [Removing numbers, etc is the middle of a tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-etc-is-the-middle-of-a-tag/66396)

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**Author:** [@coremedia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coremedia)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-etc-is-the-middle-of-a-tag/66396 "2024-11-01T20:25:15Z")

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1970 - 001 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water I need to remove the track number on about 5000 songs and just keep the year. 1970 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water I know there are form…

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## [Year tag manipulation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-manipulation/66393)

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**Author:** [@lordlance](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lordlance)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-manipulation/66393 "2024-11-01T17:48:30Z")

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Hello I want to know specifically how to rename title and filenames with my requirement: I set year in yyy-mm-dd format for all files. I then wish to rename my filenames and titles in the format of %title% (dd-mm-yyyy) …

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## [I'm trying to replace album tags with disc titles tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/im-trying-to-replace-album-tags-with-disc-titles-tags/66391)

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**Author:** [@elpirata](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/elpirata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/im-trying-to-replace-album-tags-with-disc-titles-tags/66391 "2024-11-01T14:05:40Z")

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nothing changes. what am I doing wrong?

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