# How to auto-number files?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-number-files/3106
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 29, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-number-files/3106 "2006-03-29T09:15:06Z")
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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: [October 7, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-number-files/3106/14 "2018-10-07T16:29:21Z")

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The easiest way would still be to use the track-numbering assistant.

See also this thread on the total number of files:

> [@Auto number tracks with or without leading zeroes, depending on track number in album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-number-tracks-with-or-without-leading-zeroes-depending-on-track-number-in-album/43089/3):
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> Extracting the total number can be done via the synthetic field %\_total% (for track numbers in #/## format).

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