# Cannot replace "\\" or "\\\\" in any field with Actions

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or-in-any-field-with-actions/71448
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or-in-any-field-with-actions/71448 "2026-06-15T20:07:17Z")
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### 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: [June 15, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or-in-any-field-with-actions/71448/2 "2026-06-15T20:10:32Z")

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See e.g. here:

> [@Multiple field values and replacing the double backslash \\\\](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-field-values-and-replacing-the-double-backslash/71455):
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> The double backslash \\ is Mp3tag's way of visually denoting multiple values for the same field. For example, Peter Gabriel\\Kate Bush in the ARTIST field indicates that there are two separate ARTIST values: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. You can inspect these values via View → Extended Tags... or by pressing Alt+T, where the individual field–value pairs are listed. If you want to combine multiple values into a single value separated by a different character sequence, you can use the [Merge dupli…](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/merge-duplicate-fields/)

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