# Batch file conversion - title and artist only
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138 "2024-03-19T13:21:38Z")
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### Author:  [@MMMcK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MMMcK)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/1 "2024-03-19T13:21:38Z")
I need to know how to do a batch file conversion that will omit everything except the title followed by the artist.
Below is an example of one of many files that I want to convert to “title”, “artist”.
Example: J. Andrew Smith ~ Normal Kind ~ 16 Album (HQ Audio)
After the file conversion: Normal Kind – J. Andrew Smith (title – artist)
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/2 "2024-03-19T13:24:18Z")
Have you got "Normal Kind" in the field TITLE and "J. Andrew Smith" in the field ARTIST?
Then you could use Convert\>Tag-Filename with
Format string: `%title% - %artist%`
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### Author:  [@MMMcK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MMMcK)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/3 "2024-03-19T13:31:13Z")
Thank you!
I believe I knew that already, but was having a mental block.
Is there a way to do it for more than one file at a time?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/4 "2024-03-19T13:36:44Z")
As long as all files have filled those fields (ARTIST and TITLE) with the corresponding data, then you will get a valid filename with the described function.
If you are not sure, filter for the presence of the fields:
`%artist% PRESENT AND %title% PRESENT`
and rename only the files that are then displayed in the file list.
To execute the function, select all the files that should be renamed with the given format string, then call Convert\>Tag-Filename.
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### Author:  [@MMMcK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MMMcK)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/5 "2024-03-19T20:34:12Z")
Got it! Thank you!!!!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-file-conversion-title-and-artist-only/64138/6 "2024-04-18T20:34:40Z")
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