# i just want to change the title so they are the same as filename
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 20, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360 "2017-09-20T14:01:57Z")
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### Author:  [@BogusAurelius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BogusAurelius)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/1 "2017-09-20T14:01:57Z")
I have 145 files with filenames that look like this
001----Dante1-01 Lect 01a( and more stuff here)
002----Dante1-02 Lect01b (etc.)
The Tag column says it is ID3v2.2
the Titles are like the filenames, only missing the text
001----Dante1-01 - in other words
I was able to change the filename to put the filenames in order.
However on Google Play the order seems to be taken from the Title and not he filename
so in order to be able to play these lectures i need a way to get them to play in order
by renaming the Titles - to resemble some sort of order, as like the Filename.
how can i batch run this program to do something like that?
please give explicit instructions.
thanks in advance
ed
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/2 "2017-09-20T15:23:36Z")
Several things:
ID3v2.2 is a rather strange tag version. it should be Id3V2.3 - this will probably happen as soon as you save a new tag with MP3tag.
Could it be that the player looks actually at the tag data and misses some in the field TRACK?
You could fill the field TRACK with data from the filename, using the fuction Convert\>Filename-Tag.
So if the filename is something like
001----Dante1-01 Lect 01a( and more stuff here)
use
%track%----%dummy%
or alternatively:
%track%----%title%
There is a preview which tells you if you got it right.
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### Author:  [@BogusAurelius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BogusAurelius)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/3 "2017-09-21T13:45:42Z")
which conversion drop down should i use? sorry i am a total novice.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/4 "2017-09-21T15:42:04Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> ... using the function Convert\>Filename-Tag....
> There is a preview which tells you if you got it right.
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### Author:  [@BogusAurelius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BogusAurelius)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/5 "2017-09-22T14:23:31Z")
regarding the tracks - i can use the track wizard to renumber, and that is fine.
but i don't think google play looks at the track number.
originally the tracks looked like 1/12 2/12 ... 12/12 then on the second discnum
it would repeat 1/12 2/12 etc. discnumbers are also labeled similarly ie;
1/12 for all 12 tracks, then 2/12 for the second set of 12 tracks.
i am game to use replacement in the titles, but i haven't figured out how to do that.
I am or used to be, very familiar with regular expressions, having used vi on unices most of my life.
but i don't understand where to put those expressions ( in the title presumably?) but not sure.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/6 "2017-09-22T15:13:40Z")
> [@BogusAurelius](#):
>
> ....but i don't understand where to put those expressions ( in the title presumably?) but not sure.
I don't understand why you don't simply follow the instructions.
I refer to the functions of the converter. I said nothing about regular expressions.
I would say that it is now time to have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions:
[/t/8016/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8016/1)
BTW: the current version of MP3tag is 2.84 - you have 7.0 in your signature. Are we talking about the same program?
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### Author:  [@BogusAurelius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BogusAurelius)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/7 "2017-09-22T15:29:24Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I don't understand why you don't simply follow the instructions.
> I refer to the functions of the converter. I said nothing about regular expressions.
> I would say that it is now time to have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions:
> [/t/8016/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8016/1)
>
> BTW: the current version of MP3tag is 2.84 - you have 7.0 in your signature. Are we talking about the same program?
I am using this program -
Mp3tag v 2.84a Aug 26 2017
I did consult the faq ( thanks) but what i saw there related to the changing of the filename
I did find i could create actions and where i can put in regular expressions, and i only mention that
because that is where i can use regex to change them, not sure how to do it from the basic interface which is the left hand side tags.
Now i do have a new question based so far on my experience with the program - and that is
can i use the tracknumber such as %track% in the action panel where it has a place for
"Replace matches with:"
I have used the track number wizard and want therefore to use that as part of the replacement string when i change the title...
sorry for my confusion...
ed
UPDATE: OK USING THE GENERAL INTERFACE ( WITH FIELDS ON THE LEFT) I DID CHANGE THE TITLES USING OTHER TAGS - IN THE CONVERT TAG TO TAG OPERATION.
THANKS.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-just-want-to-change-the-title-so-they-are-the-same-as-filename/19360/8 "2026-02-09T12:27:01Z")