# extract parts of title

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 10, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496 "2015-01-10T23:01:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tig3r](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Tig3r](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tig3r)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496/1 "2015-01-10T23:01:23Z")

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I accidently made a mistake with a large amount of mp3's. They all have the same format now in filename, title and artist. How can I split them into separate names again.

Current situation:  
e.g.  
Filename = 1 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3  
Title = 1 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3  
Artist = 1 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3

Desired situation:  
Filename = 1 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3  
Ttle = Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3  
Artist = Queen

Thanks in advance for your reactions and help!

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496/2 "2015-01-11T07:26:15Z")

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Define an action:

Type: Guess Values  
Source format: %\_filename%  
Guessing pattern: %track% - %artist% - %title%

or use the Convert Menu "Filename - Tag" with the same guessing pattern.  
There you can preview the result and so it is very easy to learn how this works.

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**Author:** ![Tig3r](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Tig3r](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tig3r)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496/3 "2015-01-28T15:02:35Z")

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How easy a solution sometimes is ![:unsure:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cfaeba84fe6704387c5b34dfdd8172bd51b6f533.gif ":unsure:")

Thanks!!!

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-parts-of-title/16496/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:28Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC