# "\\\\" is not being replaced
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-not-being-replaced/58854
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-not-being-replaced/58854 "2022-10-21T11:54:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@kalus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kalus)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-not-being-replaced/58854/1 "2022-10-21T11:54:00Z")
I have some files that have a double backslash ("\") within the artist tag. If I try to replace them by actions the actions are not reformed. In other tagging apps anything after \ is not even displayed.
Is this a bug?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-not-being-replaced/58854/2 "2022-10-21T12:44:03Z")
See e.g. here:
> [@Replacing "//"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing/15915):
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> I realize this is a simple request and I have tried several different approaches. The frustrating thing is this use to work flawlessly until I upgraded to the current version (2.61a), I was several revisions out of date. Replacing "\\" with "; " The example tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy\\Pam Rose\\Pat Bunch" The resulting tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy; Pam Rose; Pat Bunch" I created an action using replace (regular expression) which shows as: Regular expression "\_ALL:": "\\" -\> …
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-not-being-replaced/58854/3 "2022-11-20T12:44:47Z")
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