# Filename - Tag Ignore extra data
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386 "2018-10-25T15:24:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@lyfesaver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lyfesaver)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386/1 "2018-10-25T15:24:15Z")
Hello! Love the software works awesomely. I do have one question if that's okay. It involves removing unnecessary information that is being considered %title%.
Simply put I have information in (parentheses) that I would like to have ignored.
Home Free - 19 You and Me (Dan Shay cover).mp3
becomes
Artist: Home Free
Title: 19 You and Me (Dan Shay cover)
and what I would like is
Artist: Home Free
Title: 19 You and Me
Thank you in advance for any help with this matter.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386/2 "2018-10-25T15:38:14Z")
see the FAqs on that, esp.
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
>
> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…
and there
"Of course, sometimes it's also needed to omit some information that should not imported to the tag. This can be done using the `%dummy%` placeholder"
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### Author:  [@lyfesaver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lyfesaver)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386/3 "2018-10-25T15:53:04Z")
I have treid playing with the palceholder %dummy% but guess I need to learn how to use it correctly. Thank you for the heads up for what direction I need to go!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386/4 "2018-10-25T16:46:05Z")
> [@lyfesaver](#):
>
> Home Free - 19 You and Me (Dan Shay cover).mp3
> becomes
> Artist: Home Free
> Title: 19 You and Me (Dan Shay cover)
Would lead to a format string like
%artist% - %title% (%dummy%
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-ignore-extra-data/43386/5 "2026-02-09T12:27:44Z")