# Convert Help

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 26, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052 "2011-05-26T19:06:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![fanleaf](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fanleaf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fanleaf)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052/1 "2011-05-26T19:06:22Z")

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Hi,  
First let me say I am not a computer whizz!!! Anyhow I have been trying to use Convert Filename - Filename to change my filename from this "Bee Gees - Jive Talkin.mp3" to this "Jive Talkin.mp3 Here is what I try to use:  
Old Filename Pattern: %1 - %2.mp3  
New Filename Pattern: %2.mp3

It seems simple enough to me but **Preview** and **OK** are greyed out preventing me from continuing.  
Would someone be kind enough to set me straight?  
Thanks,  
fanleaf.

Using XP Prof. SP3  
Mp3Tag 2.48e

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### Author: ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052/2 "2011-05-26T19:12:52Z")

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What you need to do is put the new pattern as _ **%dummy% - %title%** _

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### Author: ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052/3 "2011-05-26T20:06:44Z")

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> [@stevehero](#):
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> What you need to do is put the new pattern as _ **%dummy% - %title%** _

No, that would be for the filename -tag converter, if you want to fill the TITLE tag field only.

Leave ".mp3" away from your string and it will work.

Old: %1 - %2  
New: %2

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### Author: ![fanleaf](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fanleaf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fanleaf)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052/4 "2011-05-26T21:36:02Z")

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> [@pone](#):
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> No, that would be for the filename -tag converter, if you want to fill the TITLE tag field only.
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> Leave ".mp3" away from your string and it will work.
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> Old: %1 - %2  
> New: %2

Thanks so much pone. I can't believe that it was that simple - and it works perfectly. As least I have learned a bit more about this wonderful program..  
Regards,  
fanleaf

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### 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, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-help/12052/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:07Z")

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