# Batch auto tag titles from file names? (Please read description for more info before suggestions) **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 13, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845 "2019-03-13T20:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trumanfrench)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/1 "2019-03-13T20:31:43Z")
I know there is a way but in my case there are numbers in front of the file names like ![Untitled](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8eefa281da3eaddcc038053b148e4d461e3fde7a.png) The file name is currently 1. Another One (feat Diddy) 2. Game Over (feat Young Breed & Fat Trel) 3. Ghostwriter etc how can i auto tag the title to Another One (feat Diddy) Game Over (feat Young Breed & Fat Trel) Ghostwriter Ignoring the numbers? Is there a way for that? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/2 "2019-03-13T20:34:50Z")
I hope we are talking about the tag field TITLE and not the filename. To get the data from the filename into the tag field TITLE without the number try Convert\>Filename-Tag Format string: `%dummy%. %title%` ---
**Author:** ![trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trumanfrench)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/3 "2019-03-13T20:35:47Z")
~~Would %dummy% ignore the numbers?~~ It worked! thank you, didnt know about the %dummy% string option ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/4 "2019-03-13T20:40:58Z")
... a look at the help could have helped: > **[Import Tags from File and Folder Names – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-filenames/)** > > Documentation on Filename to Tag, a converter to import tags from file and folder names. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. .... `%dummy% this part will be ignored` ---
**Author:** ![trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trumanfrench)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/6 "2019-03-13T20:59:56Z")
![Untitled](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/25dc7cd702290001a2d4ac529a297f02f13317c0.png) Can you help with removing "Kevin Gates" ? I've tried [Auto remove a phrase/text in the title/filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-remove-a-phrase-text-in-the-title-filename/44387) but it didnt work ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/7 "2019-03-13T21:04:01Z")
At least 2 ways to do it: As I see that the field TITLE is already filled you can simply replace "Kevin Gates-" with nothing (which deletes it). Do you want "Kevin Gates" to become the ARTIST? Then use an action of the type "Guess value" (import tag field) Source: %title% Target: %artist%-%title% If you want to use the function Convert\>Filename-Tag use Format string: %dummy%Gates%title% ---
**Author:** ![trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@trumanfrench](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trumanfrench)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/8 "2019-03-13T21:05:48Z")
Thank you "Replace" action did the trick, i dont know how the original file owner managed to horribly tag the file names like that lol ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-auto-tag-titles-from-file-names-please-read-description-for-more-info-before-suggestions/44845/9 "2019-04-12T21:05:52Z")
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