# How could I remove a part of file names en masse?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448 "2022-12-19T17:43:33Z")
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### Author:  [@Unsigned7104](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Unsigned7104)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448/1 "2022-12-19T17:43:33Z")
Sorry if this has been asked before, I tried reading older forum posts but I've never used this program before so I'm completely lost. At the moment I have albums which are named like this:
> 01 - Album Name - Song1.ogg
> 02 - Album Name - Song2.ogg
> 03 - Album Name - Song3.ogg
But I'm trying to rename the filenames to look like this instead:
> 01 - Song1.ogg
> 02 - Song2.ogg
> 03 - Song3.ogg
Would anyone be able to provide step-by-step instructions on how I can do this? In case in matters, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 21H2.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448/2 "2022-12-19T17:48:59Z")
> [@Unsigned7104](#):
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> but I've never used this program before
Please check out the first steps
> **[First Steps – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps/#importing-parts-of-the-file-name-to-the-tag)**
>
> A collection of tasks with step-by-step instructions intended for novice users of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
and after you have imported the data from the filenames, rewrite the filenames with the information that you want.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448/3 "2022-12-19T17:50:25Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Please check out the first steps
Or you can use the instructions on one of the many already existing threads with the same question:
> [@Remove part of a filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-part-of-a-filename/45090/2):
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> Have a look at the help on the Convert\>Filename-Filename function: ore here: or here: or here:
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-could-i-remove-a-part-of-file-names-en-masse/59448/4 "2023-01-18T17:50:46Z")
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