# Leading zeros for more than 99 songs

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020 "2025-10-20T10:38:54Z")
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### Author: ![Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zware_jongen)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/1 "2025-10-20T10:38:54Z")

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I use MP3Tag v3.31a (64-bit) on two computers. One computer runs Windows 10 and the other runs Windows 11.  
In Windows 11, there is a problem with leading zeros when there are more than 99 MP3 tracks.  
1 should become 001, but instead becomes 01.  
In Windows 10, it works fine.

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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 20, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/2 "2025-10-20T10:50:13Z")

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I do not see that:

 ![grafik](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/e/3/e3d6b2d37e4bb3239ca1d28adea02ebeb0b08795.png)

where do you see the missing leading zero?  
How do you create it?

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### Author: ![Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zware_jongen)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/3 "2025-10-20T11:05:25Z")

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![Missing leading zero](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/840269e4b74c9e916f5adf5681b645279da10e16.jpeg)

I use the autowizard (screenprint below).

Then convert via File name - Tag. The result should be Kayak - 095. Ruthless Queen (screenprint above). With Windows 10 it works fine, but not with Windows 11.

 ![Wizard autonummering](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/c/7/c7eb1b561c8f560ab9cef9908c6ca0df681e7f59.jpeg)

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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 20, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/4 "2025-10-20T11:10:32Z")

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> [@Zware\_jongen](#):
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> Then convert via File name - Tag.

Do you mean Tag-Filename?  
Which Format String do you use for the conversion?

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### Author: ![Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zware_jongen)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/5 "2025-10-20T11:14:39Z")

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See screenshot:

 ![Tag - Bestandsnaam](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c96783a4dc9f80bee20518cf5ee04818d66d0baf.jpeg)

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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 20, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/6 "2025-10-20T11:17:15Z")

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$num(%track%,2) sets the number of padding zeros so that 2 digits appear. This means that you cut away the leading zeros for 3 digits.  
Use $num(%track%,3) instead.

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### Author: ![Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@Zware\_jongen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zware_jongen)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/7 "2025-10-20T11:18:17Z")

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I see it now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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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: [November 19, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leading-zeros-for-more-than-99-songs/70020/8 "2025-11-19T11:18:27Z")

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