# Batch Singular Field-Modification Edit (Removal of Identical Characters Within a Single Field) **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-singular-field-modification-edit-removal-of-identical-characters-within-a-single-field/50687 "2020-11-03T10:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![415Holyguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/415holyguy/32/8290_2.png) [@415Holyguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/415Holyguy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-singular-field-modification-edit-removal-of-identical-characters-within-a-single-field/50687/1 "2020-11-03T10:44:51Z")
Hello, How do I group-remove part of a file name? So that, for example, the below: 01-mike\_garson-introduction\_(greensleeves)_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)-f24b0ed5.mp3 02-david\_bowie-wild\_is\_the\_wind_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)-020affd0.mp3 03-david\_bowie-china\_girl\_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)-b504f020.mp3 04-david\_bowie-changes\_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)-2e80ee34.mp3 Becomes: 01 Introduction (Greensleeves).mp3 02 Wild Is The Wind.mp3 03 China Girl.mp3 04 Changes.mp3 If you can please keep in mind three things I would be very grateful: 1. I know how to rename the tracks as follows: 01 Introduction (Greensleeves) (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3 02 Wild Is The Wind (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3 03 China Girl (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3 04 Changes (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3 It is quite simply that I prefer shorter file names, so that I wish to omit "\_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)" or, as it appears post-renaming, "(Live, Glastonbury, 2000)" . 1. Apparently the strange characters after "\_(live\_glastonbury\_2000)", which are a part of the file names do not get into the post-renamed file names already, which is nice. Additionally (not that I care either way) & similarly, the "mike\_garson" element on Track 1 is auto-omitted as well 2. I am hoping to learn how to perform this operation, not so much for the accomplishment of this singular task, but rather for future projects so that will I know how to remove unnecessary characters embedded into a specific field, the "Title" field in this instance. Much Thanks, Lewis ---
**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:** [November 3, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-singular-field-modification-edit-removal-of-identical-characters-within-a-single-field/50687/2 "2020-11-03T10:58:11Z")
> [@415Holyguy](#): > > I know how to rename the tracks as follows: > 01 Introduction (Greensleeves) (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3 Building on "01 Introduction (Greensleeves) (Live, Glastonbury, 2000).mp3" you could try Convert\>Filename-Filename Source pattern: %1(live%2 Target: %1 BUT: Building on 01-mike\_garson-introduction\_(greensleeves)(live\_glastonbury\_2000)-f24b0ed5.mp3 is much nicer as you have a unique separator between the field: the `-` So if you could only replace the `_` in the filename to become a space character and then import the data into fields: Convert\>Filename-Tag Mask over filename: `%track%-%artist%-%title%(live%dummy%` then you could reconstruct the filename with Convert\>Tag-Filename Format string: %track% %title% ---
**Author:** ![415Holyguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/415holyguy/32/8290_2.png) [@415Holyguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/415Holyguy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-singular-field-modification-edit-removal-of-identical-characters-within-a-single-field/50687/3 "2020-11-05T23:00:49Z")
Thank you so much. I will save your suggestion and try to utilize it next time I come across a similar problem! Much Obliged! --Lewis ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-singular-field-modification-edit-removal-of-identical-characters-within-a-single-field/50687/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:55Z")