# 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")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@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")

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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.

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