# Problem renaming files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-renaming-files/67806
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [March 11, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-renaming-files/67806 "2025-03-11T20:12:32Z")
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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: [March 11, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-renaming-files/67806/2 "2025-03-11T20:43:47Z")

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Have a look at the documentation:

> [@Rename Files and Import Tags from Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-import-tags-from-files/51720#rename-files-based-on-tags-2):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or to rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the format string, which describes a pattern or template of a filename. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field name and ends with the percent sign. …

I think it should be  
%artist% - %title%

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