# Copy Filename to comment (before renaming file) - how?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 23, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723 "2011-11-23T07:33:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@globetrotting](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globetrotting)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/1 "2011-11-23T07:33:31Z")
I'd like to save the original filename into %comment% before renaming the file with my scheme.
The comment-Field already has a text string which should stay there so that the filename should be appended to this text.
Can this be done?
Thx
And, of course: Thank you for this great program, I use it for years together with foobar2000.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/2 "2011-11-23T07:39:47Z")
> [@globetrotting](#):
>
> I'd like to save the original filename into %comment% before renaming the file with my scheme.
> Can this be done?
>
> Thx
>
> And, of course: Thank you for this great program, I use it for years together with foobar2000.
Have a look at the FAQs
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
and use as contents for comment %\_filename% or %\_filename\_ext% as you prefer it.
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### Author:  [@globetrotting](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globetrotting)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/3 "2011-11-23T07:54:52Z")
Thank you for the fast reply, Ohrenkino. 🙂
You were faster than my edit in which I precised that the old %comment% -value should not be wiped out, sorry.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/4 "2011-11-23T08:06:08Z")
Then append the value to
%comment% \_ %\_filename%
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### Author:  [@globetrotting](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globetrotting)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/5 "2011-11-23T10:03:07Z")
Yes, works like a charm, thank you again!
[The meaning of life, HAL]
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-comment-before-renaming-file-how/12723/6 "2026-02-09T12:23:27Z")