# New track numbers

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 21, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730 "2019-06-21T01:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/1 "2019-06-21T01:59:13Z")

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I thought I did this once before but its not working as I expect it to ---

I have files in the form

xx some-file-name.mp3

where xx is the sequence / track number -- I would update the %track  
tag with xx --- what would be the template to use? thanks

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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:** [June 21, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/2 "2019-06-21T04:04:16Z")

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Converter Filename -\>Tag:  
%track% %dummy%

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**Author:** ![fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/3 "2019-06-22T00:29:02Z")

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Thanks for the info ---

If I have a file like this --

track1.mp3

will the convert process create (sub) directory if I specify tags like this

%artist%\%album%\%track% %title.mp3

thanks

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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:** [June 22, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/4 "2019-06-22T05:10:26Z")

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> [@fpefpe](#):
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> will the convert process create (sub) directory if I specify tags like this
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> %artist%%album%%track% %title.mp3

Yes, but a placeholder in MP3Tag has always the format `%title%`, not only `%title`.  
If you use the converter Tag-\>Filename you can see an immediate preview of your format string.

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**Author:** ![fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/5 "2019-06-22T13:19:02Z")

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Thanks for the infio ... yes -- not the best typer ... its %title%.mp3 ---

if the tag has characters in it like \< \> : will the convert process edit them out or is there a translation table I can specify?

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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:** [June 22, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/6 "2019-06-22T17:35:55Z")

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> [@fpefpe](#):
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> if the tag has characters in it like \< \> : will the convert process edit them out or is there a translation table I can specify?

Normal behaviour of MP3Tag for forbidden characters in filenames is to just leave them out.  
If you want to specify a general replace-character or a specific one for each charater have a look at the help-file in the section "Scripting" and there the functions $validate() or $replace().

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**Author:** ![fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/7 "2019-06-22T19:06:23Z")

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thanks for the info and help

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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:** [January 15, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-track-numbers/45730/8 "2026-01-15T08:17:37Z")

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