# (Regex burns my eyes) Regex - Removing chars within titles

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 4, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292 "2016-10-04T10:15:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ExitRitual)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/1 "2016-10-04T10:15:53Z")

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I've googled and searched, but the answers and 'how to's' are a bit beyond me.  
What i need is a direct answer to a question, not a lesson, please. Code makes me angry, and i just get frustrated trying to figure it out. It's just not my area of understanding. Graphic design and motorcycle restoration are my thing/s, not code.

I want to create an action to remove a specific character from a track title and replace it with nothing. Not a black space, just a lack of space:

**From:**  
"This is the track name" (And some text here in brackets)  
This track "and some in quotes"

**To:**  
This is the track name (And some text here in brackets)  
This track and some in quotes

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Using v2.79

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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 4, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/2 "2016-10-04T10:20:58Z")

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Create and apply a simple "Replace" action (not "Replace with regular expression") for TITLE  
Search string: "  
Replace string:  
(leave empty)

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**Author:** ![ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ExitRitual)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/3 "2016-10-04T10:23:24Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Create and apply a simple "Replace" action (not "Replace with regular expression") for TITLE  
> Search string: "  
> Replace string:  
> (leave empty)

I was just trying this. No joy. Literally did nothing.

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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 4, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/4 "2016-10-04T10:27:08Z")

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> [@ExitRitual](#):
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> I was just trying this. No joy. Literally did nothing.

It should. Just tried it, works.

So you have to find out what you are looking for: is it really one " or two '' (apostrophes)

You could copy the characters from one of the titles and paste it in the action into the search string.

Oh: you are familiar with executing actions? You have to select the files first and then execute the action.

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**Author:** ![ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ExitRitual)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/5 "2016-10-04T10:31:37Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> It should. Just tried it, works.
> 
> So you have to find out what you are looking for: is it really one " or two '' (apostrophes)
> 
> You could copy the characters from one of the titles and paste it in the action into the search string.
> 
> Oh: you are familiar with executing actions? You have to select the files first and then execute the action.

I SHOULD have seen that. I really should have....

It was “ and ” instead of "  
Dammit...

I appreciate the help and patience.

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-burns-my-eyes-regex-removing-chars-within-titles/18292/6 "2026-02-09T12:26:27Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC