# Remove everything after \[ in Album field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992 "2020-08-24T14:10:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992/1 "2020-08-24T14:10:40Z")

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Hiya

Is there a simple action please so I can remove everything after and including the brackets please

Caribou [2008 Mercury UICY-93673] Japan

to be just

Caribou

thanks

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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:** [August 24, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992/2 "2020-08-24T15:00:58Z")

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You could try an action of the type "Guess value"  
Source: `%album%`  
Target: `%album% [%dummy%`

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**Author:** ![Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992/3 "2020-08-25T03:39:03Z")

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thanks so much ohrenkino

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-after-in-album-field/49992/4 "2020-09-24T03:39:07Z")

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