# Question about setting track number based on MP3 creation date

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-setting-track-number-based-on-mp3-creation-date/64431
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-setting-track-number-based-on-mp3-creation-date/64431 "2024-04-17T03:27:45Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-setting-track-number-based-on-mp3-creation-date/64431/3 "2024-04-17T05:55:03Z")

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You can [add a new column to the File List](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customization-of-tag-panel-and-file-list/56067#customizing-the-file-list-2) via **Preferences → File List** that displays the creation date using `%_file_create_datetime%` as value and `%_file_create_datetime_raw%` as sort criteria.

Clicking on the header of this new column in the File List sorts the files accordingly (alternatively: **View → Sort by → Created** ).

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/7/2/72b2dd5e5cb5ae39817d100d5fa1722a624f7f1f.jpeg)

After that, you can use **Convert → Assign Track Numbers...** to sequentially assign track numbers in one go.

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