# How to change track/discnumber format to REMOVE total tracks/discs **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 7, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495 "2016-12-07T22:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Redintention](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Redintention](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Redintention)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/1 "2016-12-07T22:53:34Z")
Hi, I have a number of files that at some point or another have been tagged with track numbers and disc numbers in the format 1/12, 1/2, etc so that it includes the total number of tracks/discs. I am looking for a way to get these just to be a straightforward number. Is this easily done with MP3Tag? ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/2 "2016-12-08T04:56:09Z")
> [@Redintention](#): > > I have a number of files that at some point or another have been tagged with track numbers and disc numbers in the format 1/12, 1/2, etc so that it includes the total number of tracks/discs. I am looking for a way to get these just to be a straightforward number. > Is this easily done with MP3Tag? Yes. Just define an action group with 2 actions inside (Menue-\>Actions-\>Actions or ALT-6): 1. Action Type: Guess values Source format: %track% Guessing pattern: %track%/%dummy% 2. Action Type: Guess values Source format: %discnumber% Guessing pattern: %discnumber%/%dummy% Mark all files and apply the action group. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/3 "2016-12-08T05:05:40Z")
The same could be achieved with actions of the type Format value for the respective field Format string: $num(%fieldname%,2) ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/4 "2016-12-08T05:51:31Z")
This would result in leading zeros if the discnumber or the tracknumber has only 1 digit. If it is wanted, o.k. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/5 "2016-12-08T05:54:06Z")
> [@poster](#): > > This would result in leading zeros if the discnumber or the tracknumber has only 1 digit. > If it is wanted, o.k. True. you may, of course, modify the expression to $num(%fieldname%,1) This leaves nothing but the first intelligeble number. ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 7:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/6 "2016-12-08T07:45:03Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > $num(%fieldname%,1) > This leaves nothing but the first intelligeble number. and is not universal because you have to filter the cases mit 2 digits and only 1 digit before applying the action. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/7 "2016-12-08T08:01:13Z")
> [@poster](#): > > and is not universal because you have to filter the cases mit 2 digits and only 1 digit before applying the action. That is amazing. To my experience the treatment of e.g. $num('2016-03-10T04:38:00Z',1) leads to 2016 - the $num() function really only converts a string into a number and has the additional function to supply padding, if requested. ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/8 "2016-12-08T08:26:13Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > That is amazing. To my experience the treatment of e.g. > $num('2016-03-10T04:38:00Z',1) leads to 2016 - the $num() function really only converts a string into a number and has the additional function to supply padding, if requested. Shame on me. You are right. I was pretty sure because I tested it but maybe I am getting old. ![:rolleyes:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/3a79e8b0b7d169b30216785521d7c6f4f895c421.gif ":rolleyes:") ---
**Author:** ![Dmob](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dmob/32/7591_2.png) [@Dmob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dmob)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/9 "2020-05-07T16:10:20Z")
I was looking for this for so long! I love it \<3 ---
**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-to-change-track-discnumber-format-to-remove-total-tracks-discs/18495/10 "2026-02-09T12:26:33Z")