# How to batch replace the double-backslash \\\\ in a field with a usable character?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 8, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996 "2024-06-08T21:10:15Z")
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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: [June 8, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996/2 "2024-06-08T21:12:37Z")

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See e.g. this thread:

> [@Replacing Double-back-slash With Semi-colon-Space](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-double-back-slash-with-semi-colon-space/17673):
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> Sorry if this is explained elsewhere. I could not find it. Tags like Composer and Style have up to several values (e.g. Michael Preston Barr\\Dion McGregor or World Fusion\\Latin Jazz\\Afro-Cuban\\Afro-Cuban Jazz\\Cuban Traditions) MP3tag only displays the first value in the list and I do not see the rest of the values. I wish to convert from \\ to ; (semi-colon followed by a space) as a list separator. MP3tag displays all the values when saved like Michael Preston Barr; Dion McGregor or …

or use the search function and "double backslash" as search words.

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