# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=402

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## [Problems with Last.fm and MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-last-fm-and-mp3tag/2610)

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**Author:** [@poorimpulsectrl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poorimpulsectrl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-last-fm-and-mp3tag/2610 "2005-12-11T17:41:46Z")

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Hello, Thank you for the superb program. Up until now I had no problems with it. Recently I upgraded to version 2.34a and updated some tags on files I had already tagged with prior versions of MP3Tag. All of a sudden …

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## [Love 2.34 and the fixes BUT...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/love-2-34-and-the-fixes-but/2602)

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**Author:** [@smcpoland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smcpoland)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/love-2-34-and-the-fixes-but/2602 "2005-12-11T17:37:39Z")

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Florian, love the new version especially the Copy DiscID - general setting. 1 problem and 1 future enhancement. Problem When the dialog box “List of search results…” appears and you are happy with the first entry in …

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## [Export filename problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-filename-problem/2611)

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**Author:** [@dropkicknu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dropkicknu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-filename-problem/2611 "2005-12-10T22:25:56Z")

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hello evryone. i have found a small issue that i am not sure what to do about. i use the following string to generate my sfv files and it works great: "$lower($replace(00-%artist%-%album%-%year%.sfv, ,\_))" it makes t…

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## [Action formatting files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-formatting-files/2590)

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**Author:** [@isthisthingon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/isthisthingon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-formatting-files/2590 "2005-12-10T21:00:59Z")

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Hi, I’d like to convert tagfields, filenames & paths like album or artist from “The Whatever” to “Whatever, The”. There’ll surely be a way to master this with a script but yeah, of course, I’m a complete newbie with thi…

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## [Title and Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-and-artist/2545)

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**Author:** [@videoguy66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/videoguy66)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-and-artist/2545 "2005-12-09T06:54:24Z")

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Please can someone help me out with this. I have a mp3 file and it has the artist and songtitle in the filename ie: james brown - I feel good.mp3. I would like to copy the artist name out of the title and put it into …

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## [International characters and encoding](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/international-characters-and-encoding/2504)

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**Author:** [@alef0](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alef0)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/international-characters-and-encoding/2504 "2005-12-08T08:11:37Z")

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Greetings. Yesterday I happily switched my MP3Tag to the Unicode version (2.33a). But I have experienced weird behavior when using international characters. I am running Czech Windows XP, codepage Windows 1250. However…

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## [Upper and lower cases](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/upper-and-lower-cases/2596)

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**Author:** [@Altec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Altec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/upper-and-lower-cases/2596 "2005-12-07T19:11:59Z")

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I wonder if there is a way to change following filename: 007 MS. JACKSON OutKast.mp3 into Track: 007 Title: Ms. Jackson Artist: OutKast by changing the file name into: 007 - Ms. Jackson - OutKast.mp3 Many thanks! …

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## [Tag-\>filename -character substitution automation?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-character-substitution-automation/2589)

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**Author:** [@Atte\_84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Atte_84)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-character-substitution-automation/2589 "2005-12-07T16:12:31Z")

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Hi! First timer here… So bare with me explaining (and in English). I’ve used the MP3tag for a couple of ten thousand files and it’s been a Big help. The program is great with it’s extensive script options for tag and fi…

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## [Get tags from filename question!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-tags-from-filename-question/2586)

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**Author:** [@isthisthingon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/isthisthingon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-tags-from-filename-question/2586 "2005-12-06T18:17:36Z")

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Hi, I,ve got several mp3 files whithout any tags, so i need to read them from the filename. But they’re kinda strange formatted and i have no clue how to get the values without manual editing them later. The filename i…

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## [Wavpack lossy problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wavpack-lossy-problems/2560)

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**Author:** [@PzF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PzF)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wavpack-lossy-problems/2560 "2005-12-04T15:32:50Z")

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Hello, I am having a problem with Wavpack 4.31beta lossy files not being read properly. Codec, bitrate, freq and length are not shown. Wavpack 4.31beta lossless files show these properties. All APE tags, for all files, …

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## [A little problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-little-problem/2573)

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**Author:** [@silensio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silensio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-little-problem/2573 "2005-12-03T23:52:09Z")

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Hello everyone. I just have one minor “problem”. How can i insert \[\] in front and back off a track number? ex: \[01\] - title Have tried to find it out. Looked for in this forum and in the FAQ. Either it dosent say anyt…

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## [Excessive memory usage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excessive-memory-usage/2569)

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**Author:** [@Graeme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Graeme)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excessive-memory-usage/2569 "2005-12-03T22:33:44Z")

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When dealing with large number of mp3 files (3000) the memory usage becomes excessive. e.g. Simply reading the 3000 files in uses 300 Mb Select all files and then keep evey tag except the comment, which is blanked pea…

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## [Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art/2559)

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**Author:** [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art/2559 "2005-11-30T18:50:51Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to confirm whether or not a track has Cover Art embedded in it? I have some AAC files (M4A) which allegedly contain Art. I don’t have a fancy iPod to do this nor do I have the faintest idea how to…

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## [Delete a file from the list?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-file-from-the-list/2558)

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**Author:** [@Wurstwasser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wurstwasser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-file-from-the-list/2558 "2005-11-30T18:39:02Z")

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Hi, how can I delete a file out of the list? I do not want to delete the file itself. After pressing , mp3tag only tells me how I could delete the file. I guess I’m just blind?!

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## [How to change the folder "Various" for Sampler](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-the-folder-various-for-sampler/2395)

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**Author:** [@heinz2003](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/heinz2003)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-the-folder-various-for-sampler/2395 "2005-11-29T23:37:19Z")

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Hallo, have searched in the forum and in the faq, but cannot find a solution: i am using audiograbber, when i rip a sampler, i get the following output: D:\\Various\\xxx.mp3 Is it possible to change this to the followi…

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## [MP3 Player Reading Incorrectly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-reading-incorrectly/2546)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-reading-incorrectly/2546 "2005-11-29T20:46:11Z")

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Okay, so I have 2 different files - one that works (I didn’t touch it yet) and one that doesn’t (Tried to put tags on it). I can’t see any difference between the two really, when I click on properties for them both with…

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## [Last letter in tags are missing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/last-letter-in-tags-are-missing/2478)

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**Author:** [@dreamz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dreamz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/last-letter-in-tags-are-missing/2478 "2005-11-29T18:14:51Z")

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I have a problem with the tagging of my huge MP3 collection in MP3tag. For some artists the program removes the last letter in the Title, Album, Genre and Artist name. It doesn’t look good when AC-DC is called AC-D and H…

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## [Id3 Tag error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-error/2528)

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**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-error/2528 "2005-11-29T17:41:28Z")

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Hello. I purchased a very nice MP3 player Sandisk a few weeks back and noticed that the Genre field were unreliable. Looking at the construct of ID3V1 the Tags in offending files were correct numeric format, and last ite…

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## [Informationen aus Pfadnamen auslesen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/informationen-aus-pfadnamen-auslesen/2542)

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**Author:** [@oliver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oliver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/informationen-aus-pfadnamen-auslesen/2542 "2005-11-28T04:51:17Z")

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Hallo, Gibt es eine Möglichkeit aus dem Datei-Pfad, gleich wie beim Dateinamen, automatisch Informationen für den ID3-Tag zu gewinnen? Hello, Is there a way to automatically extract strings from a file-path (as well) …

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## [Column for cover art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-for-cover-art/2532)

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**Author:** [@Sammy20](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sammy20)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-for-cover-art/2532 "2005-11-27T21:57:18Z")

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Is there a way to make a custom column that displays cover art details of current listed file(s) (n/a, yes, in file, folder jpg) I’ve tried %\_cover% already, but that didn’t do anything.

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## [APE - why?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-why/2539)

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**Author:** [@bigal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-why/2539 "2005-11-27T18:18:59Z")

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Forgive if I’m wrong but is not APE monkey audio tag information? If so, and we dont use Monkey Audio, why is that tag information often included in MP3 files? Cheers, Alistair+

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## [Please help me!! I'm computer illeterate](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-help-me-im-computer-illeterate/2521)

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**Author:** [@Kate25](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kate25)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-help-me-im-computer-illeterate/2521 "2005-11-24T21:46:27Z")

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Hi guys - a little embarrased to be asking this but how do I use this software? \[:unsure:\] I have an ipod mini, and quite a collection of burned cd’s which I would like to load on to my ipod. I am getting sick of enteri…

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## [Default Values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-values/2512)

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**Author:** [@ABQMark](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ABQMark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-values/2512 "2005-11-23T13:00:02Z")

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Hi, I’m using Mp3Tag ver. 2.33. With this version, I can not find the Options/Defaults. \[:unsure:\] How can I change a block of songs to different defaults (that I make) Thanks. Mark

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## [setting padding size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-padding-size/1813)

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**Author:** [@rother](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rother)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-padding-size/1813 "2005-11-23T11:17:30Z")

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another cry for help i am having problems seeing the tag data with my iriver h320, one of the topics on misticriver suggest setting the padding size to 512 bytes. can Mp3tag do this and also tell me what size the paddi…

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## [Export data problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-data-problem/2510)

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**Author:** [@zloygary](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zloygary)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-data-problem/2510 "2005-11-22T20:58:11Z")

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Sorry for my English, but I don’t see another way. My problem: In Windows Explorer I have folder with Atist and many(2-10) subfolders with albums. I need export data to html format. In Mp3Tag editor all is Ok, but in h…

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## [Display custom fileld](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-custom-fileld/2514)

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**Author:** [@mll](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 9:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-custom-fileld/2514 "2005-11-22T09:57:45Z")

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Hi there, I’m sure I could achieve this before… but I don’t remember how, and coudn’t find the answer in Help \> Customize columns (file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mp3tag/help/main\_viewcolumns.html)/ SO, I’d like to ba able …

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## [Problem with removing tags by setting to ""](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-removing-tags-by-setting-to/2497)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-removing-tags-by-setting-to/2497 "2005-11-19T20:56:42Z")

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Since installing v2.33 the following doesn’t always work to remove a tag. This worked fine prior to 2.33. Format value “TAG”: $if(1,) I use this is on “temporary” tags that I create as part of a mult-action action. F…

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## [question about playlist name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-playlist-name/2500)

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**Author:** [@rockbike](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rockbike)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-playlist-name/2500 "2005-11-17T18:52:37Z")

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artist: Mad Cow Album: Son of Mad Cow year: 2005 if i use 00-%artist%-%album%-%year%.m3u and i get 00-Mad COw-Son of Mad Cow-2006.m3u i can’t figure out how to automatically create a playlist look like this 00-ma…

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## [Custom Action Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-help/2446)

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**Author:** [@fcastro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fcastro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-help/2446 "2005-11-15T01:45:21Z")

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Hi everyone having a problem figuring out how to do this. I have a file that is named: 14.Ol Dirty Bastard - Lyrical Virus - MVP.mp3 I want to create an action that will remove " - MVP" So the end result would look li…

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## [using autonumbering wizard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-autonumbering-wizard/2427)

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**Author:** [@Kretchmer11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kretchmer11)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-autonumbering-wizard/2427 "2005-11-14T10:24:50Z")

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I must confess that I’m just beginning to learn how to use this program. My first effort was an abysmal failure. I have a series of audio files recorded as mp3 files which I would like to number consecutively. My thou…

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