# how to eliminate @ character and following word from filename?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103 "2009-03-18T19:53:31Z")
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### Author: ![evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103/1 "2009-03-18T19:53:31Z")

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i have got a flename like this.  
his song@god(collections).mp3

i want title from this - to be like this  
his song.mp3

i should get album name as\>collections.

i tried guessvalue-%title%@%dummy%album%  
but it does not work.

%title%%album% gives

his song as title  
@god(collections) as album.

i want to get the @ character and the following word eliminated from the album name.  
kindly help.

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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103/2 "2009-03-18T20:25:23Z")

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> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> ... i have got a flename like this.  
> his song@god(collections).mp3  
> i want title from this - to be like this  
> his song.mp3  
> i should get album name as\>collections. ...

 

**Convert** | **Filename - Tag** | **ALT+2**

 

_Select format string_

 

Formatstring: his song@god(collections).mp3  
**%title%@%dummy%(%album%)**

 

Preview  
**title** | his song  
**album** | collections

 

DD.20090318.2225.CET

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### Author: ![evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103/3 "2009-03-20T05:06:12Z")

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thanks a lot for the suggestion. it works!  
thanks a lot for the developers of this software. have a nice day.

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### 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, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminate-character-and-following-word-from-filename/8103/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:26Z")

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