# Clearing/Sorting "Convert Filename to Tag" pull down list
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745 "2010-01-21T20:22:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@howardj1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/howardj1)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745/1 "2010-01-21T20:22:13Z")
I have a large number of items in my "Convert Filename to Tag" pull down list. How do I delete, or sort them, so I can quickly find the ones I want to use. Many were typos that need to be removed.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745/2 "2010-01-21T21:03:57Z")
Sorting is not possible but you can remove unwanted ones by using the [Shift+Del] keyboard shortcut.
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### Author:  [@Gavin.W](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gavin.W)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745/3 "2020-11-11T06:01:39Z")
To "Sort" the entries you would have to delete all existing ones, then re-enter all the ones you wish to keep in order. Bear in mind that the first entry used will be at the bottom of the pull-down list, so you will need to enter them all in reverse order. Tip: you can place separators in the list (by temporarily naming a file using the Tag to Filename feature) to help organise also as long as each one is unique eg:
- Album, Single Artist, Single Disc -
- Album, Single Artist, Multi Disc -
- Album, Various Artists, Single Disc -
- Album, Various Artists, Multi Disc -
- Song -
etc
Note to developers:
It would be a nice feature to have the drop down list as a text file (.ini) so that users could manipulate the list how they wish.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745/4 "2020-11-11T06:30:56Z")
> [@Gavin.W](#):
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> It would be a nice feature to have the drop down list as a text file (.ini) so that users could manipulate the list how they wish.
If you really have a set of frequently used patterns, then it would be advisable to create an action group for that. This could be named in a sensible way so that you recognize the pattern.
AFAI can tell one regularly needs minute modifications in the already existing strings - one reason why there are so many entries in the list.
And I find the incremental search feature quite nice as it offers patterns that may be useful for the actual case.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clearing-sorting-convert-filename-to-tag-pull-down-list/9745/5 "2026-02-09T12:22:07Z")