# How to transfer metadata to the mp3 file title?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-transfer-metadata-to-the-mp3-file-title/50165
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 10, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-transfer-metadata-to-the-mp3-file-title/50165 "2020-09-10T15:25:09Z")
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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: [September 10, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-transfer-metadata-to-the-mp3-file-title/50165/2 "2020-09-10T15:43:21Z")

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> [@kwisj](#):
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> so I guess I would have to do the conversion first on the PC, and then transfer the files over

Yes.

> [@kwisj](#):
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> . I had the amazing idea of getting MP3tag to rename the MP3 files on my android with selected metadata in the title

see the FAQs on how to rename files:

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
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> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…

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