# Delete Filename Based On Current Folder

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-filename-based-on-current-folder/3786
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 19, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-filename-based-on-current-folder/3786 "2006-09-19T09:10:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-filename-based-on-current-folder/3786/2 "2006-09-19T09:56:03Z")

</div>

You could use "Convert \> Filename - Filename" with  
mask old filename:  
%1 - %2 - %3 - %4  
mask new filename:  
%3 - %4

> [@](#):
>
> Also due to an error earlier on (that cannot be undone by Ctrl-Z) the filenames also have the tracknumber in front of them. Is it possible to delete the first 3 characters of a filename only?

[Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-filename-based-on-current-folder/3786)._