# File Name Not Matching Metadata
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [October 21, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495 "2023-10-21T15:12:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@craig\_uk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/craig_uk)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/1 "2023-10-21T15:12:04Z")
For some reason I have a large number of tracks where the actual file name is not matching the metadata, they are totally different. For example the mp3 track is daft punk alive but then the metadata is Adrian Ivan - no one else
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/2 "2023-10-21T15:15:22Z")
And what is correct?
What do you want to do next?
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/3 "2023-10-21T15:19:51Z")
This would be concerning. The question is what actions have been performed on these in the past? Listening tests to confirm whether the filename or metadata is correct should be done first. What you do next will depend on those results. Hopefully you have a back up of the originals somewhere if there is a significant issue?
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### Author:  [@craig\_uk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/craig_uk)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/4 "2023-10-21T15:28:57Z")
I think its onetagger that's overridden the data, can't be sure but that's all I've used
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### Author:  [@craig\_uk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/craig_uk)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/5 "2023-10-21T15:30:03Z")
Daft Punk is correct but more info authors and tittle are all incorrect
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-not-matching-metadata/62495/7 "2023-10-21T15:54:01Z")
As I cannot really say what is best for your files, I would recommend a glance at the documentation:
> [@Rename Files and Import Tags from Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-import-tags-from-files/51720#import-tags-from-files-4):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or to rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the format string, which describes a pattern or template of a filename. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field name and ends with the percent sign. …
It is possible to get data from the file names and put it into the tag fields.
It is also possible to rename the files based on tag data.
It would be up to you to find the best way.