# Filename change with numbers

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 10, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256 "2024-07-10T23:33:36Z")
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### Author: ![bpe2020](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bpe2020](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bpe2020)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256/1 "2024-07-10T23:33:36Z")

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Hello. I have several file names of mp3's that have 2 numbers in the beginning. how do I batch delete the numbers? A complete step by step like I'm a 3 year old child would help!! example 01 Stayin Alive,01 9 to 5

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### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256/2 "2024-07-11T00:32:42Z")

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Lots of examples of this can be found here.

> [@Remove numbers from file and title names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-numbers-from-file-and-title-names/60009):
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> I have numbers in the file name and title that I want to batch remove: File name: 04 My Song.mp3 Title name: 04 My Song Any help for a newbie would be appreciated

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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: [July 11, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256/3 "2024-07-11T06:22:48Z")

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> [@bpe2020](#):
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> Hello. I have several file names of mp3's that have 2 numbers in the beginning

What have you got as data in your fields?  
If there is nothing then I would suggest that you import (and rescue) the existing data from the filename first.  
As soon as you have data in the tag fields you can easily rename the file with the data from the tag fields.

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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: [August 10, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-change-with-numbers/65256/4 "2024-08-10T06:23:15Z")

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