# Filenames VS Titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 13, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-vs-titles/17946 "2016-05-13T04:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sanQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@sanQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sanQ)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-vs-titles/17946/1 "2016-05-13T04:44:46Z")
So here's what I've been doing. For the last 4 hours I've meticulously named all my mp3's using the filename so that I can load my Zune with mp3s that have cover art and proper names. So I looked up the albums on the zune software only to find that they were still titled track 1, track 2, track 3, etc. I am frustrated beyond belief to find that I've spend all this time typing for nothing. If I had known I had to name the title field, I wouldn't be here. Is there a way to batch convert all the titles into the filenames that I just spent so much time creating? My eyes hurt, my body hurts and I have nothing to show for all that work. Can anyone please advise on what to do? Or do I have to spend another 5 hours doing this? I know I can cut and paste but that's tedious and I don't want to go through this again. Such a pain... Any help appreciated... If possible can someone give step by step instructions? I am new to this so don't really understand instructions with %'s in them etc. Unless you can explain that too. I would be so grateful for assistance ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-vs-titles/17946/2 "2016-05-13T05:02:58Z")
There is the function Convert\>Filename-Tag in the menu and/or toolbar. Select the files for which you want to put the data from the filename into the field TITLE. Open Convert\>Filename-Tag enter as format string: %title% The preview should guide you. Now: if you have further information in the filename like the track number or the artist name, you could try to extract that as well, e.g. the filename is: 01 - Madonna - Vogue.mp3 then the format string: %track% - %artist% - %title% would put the 01 into the track number, "Madonna" into ARTIST and "Vogue" into TITLE. ---
**Author:** ![sanQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@sanQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sanQ)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-vs-titles/17946/3 "2016-05-13T08:09:25Z")
Awesome because it worked like a charm!!! Thank you so much!!! It worked and it's a piece of cake now! lol I am so glad I don't have to type them all in over and over again! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-vs-titles/17946/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:14Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC