# Help split Filename into fields and rename file

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666 "2023-01-11T23:19:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cldcp00](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@cldcp00](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cldcp00)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666/1 "2023-01-11T23:19:26Z")

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Hi there

I have a filename

Jimmy Cliff Hard Road To Travel Federal Records RARE Soul version.mp3

that has no tags.

what is the best way to get the following

Artist = Jimmy Cliff  
Title = Hard Road to Travel  
Filename = Jimmy Cliff - Hard Road To travel  
Comments = Federal Records RARE Soul version

Thanks you in advance for any help

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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:** [January 12, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666/2 "2023-01-12T00:01:00Z")

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There are no distinguishable separators in your file names between Artist, Title, or the Comment. How many songs are like this? If the number of words for each Artist varies, and same for the song title, then you won’t be able to use a Guessing pattern. Depending on the number of tracks, you may want to go through them individually for accuracy.

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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:** [January 12, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666/3 "2023-01-12T07:10:32Z")

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See e.g. this thread:

> [@Help Using Actions to split filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-using-actions-to-split-filename/59650):
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> Hi I am trying to learn Action but cannot seem to get this Action to work. I have a track - (1974) Brent Dowe Don't Get Weary.mp3 It has no tags I would like to remove the (1974), (in fact if the Action could remove the Year anywhere it appears that would be great. Brent Dowe is the Artist Don't Get Weary i s the title of the track Is it possible to get MP3Tag to extract Artist , Title from the Filename and put them into the relative tag field or will I have to do it manually. Al…

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-split-filename-into-fields-and-rename-file/59666/4 "2026-02-09T12:30:00Z")

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