# How to remove format strings from "Tag - Filename" option

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094 "2013-10-10T16:05:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![moontear](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@moontear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/moontear)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094/1 "2013-10-10T16:05:51Z")

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I have quite a few wrong format strings in my Tag - Filename conversions.

I would like to delete a few, but couldn't find an option to delete them. I also tried hitting [DEL] while in the list.

Any possibility to remove format string entries?

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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 10, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094/2 "2013-10-10T16:18:33Z")

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> [@moontear](#):
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> Any possibility to remove format string entries?

Yes. Open the converter dialogue and click on the button with the right-arrow. In the menu you find the option to delete the current or all entries.

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**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:** [October 10, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094/3 "2013-10-10T16:20:34Z")

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Select the format string, klick on the arrow-buttion at the right end und selct "Remove from history".

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**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094/4 "2013-10-11T14:08:04Z")

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Shift+delete works also

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-format-strings-from-tag-filename-option/15094/5 "2026-02-09T12:24:42Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC