# File name to tag action
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-action/12596
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 15, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-action/12596 "2011-10-15T11:22:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@glennvr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glennvr)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-action/12596/1 "2011-10-15T11:22:53Z")
Hi
I have a lot of mp3 files with messed up tags.
for example I have this file called : Artist - Title
while in the tag it says : %$^[µ - \*\*£ù~//
or something similar.
is it possible to create an action that so that mp3tag uses the filename of the selected mp3's
to rename the tags, so everything before the "-" will be used as artist tag and everything behind
the "-" will be used as song title.
would be great if this would be possible since I don't feel like changing all my mp3 files manually ☹.
kind regards
Glenn
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### Author:  [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-action/12596/2 "2011-10-15T11:27:11Z")
[Converter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8016/2)
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### Author:  [@glennvr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glennvr)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-action/12596/3 "2011-10-15T12:22:09Z")
> [@pone](#):
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> [Converter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8016/2)
Thanks for the quick reply \<3. Found it and got it working, great!
Thanks
Glenn
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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/file-name-to-tag-action/12596/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:23Z")