# How do I copy Number from Filename to Track **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 21, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-copy-number-from-filename-to-track/17969 "2016-05-21T01:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![c627627](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@c627627](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c627627)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-copy-number-from-filename-to-track/17969/1 "2016-05-21T01:30:45Z")
01 Filename.mp3 would have the **Track** field populated with 01 101 ArtistExample - NameExample.mp3 would have the **Track** field populated with 101 ---
**Author:** ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-copy-number-from-filename-to-track/17969/2 "2016-05-21T01:50:23Z")
Filename - Tag (ALT + 2, or Convert, Filename - Tag) Filename is: 101 ArtistExample - NameExample.mp3 Format string: %track% %artist% - %title% Edit: If you only want the Track Number filled in you use Format String: %track% %dummy% - %dummy% or even shorter: %track% %dummy% ---
**Author:** ![c627627](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@c627627](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c627627)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-copy-number-from-filename-to-track/17969/3 "2016-05-21T12:29:02Z")
YES! Thank you so very much, Mike\_nl! This is important because I was in a car rental and the car radio would _only_ play files in alphabetical order unless track order numbers were in the tag, it completely ignored numbers from the file name... So with this, all file name numbers are transferred to a tag, resolving this problem... My car actually observes filename numbers if there are no Track numbers... but other car stereos do not... so having Track numbers in the tag is important. • To assign NUMBER from Filename to Track ALT+2 %track% %dummy% You can assign an Actions groups shortcut: Actions \> Actions \> New [upper right yellow star icon] \> Name the action NUMBER from Filename to Track > New [upper right yellow star icon] \> Select: Guess values \> OK \> > Source format: %\_Filename% > Guessing pattern: %track% %dummy% ---
**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/how-do-i-copy-number-from-filename-to-track/17969/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:15Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC