# Remove variable text from field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-variable-text-from-field/52854>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 16, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-variable-text-from-field/52854 "2021-04-16T22:33:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DaveSumm](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/davesumm/32/7819_2.png) [@DaveSumm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaveSumm)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-variable-text-from-field/52854/1 "2021-04-16T22:33:39Z")

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Hi, all. I've had a search but I'm not finding exactly what I'm after.

Basically I want to alter the Album field of a bunch of files that will all have variations of a similar pattern that I want to remove  
Examples:  
In  
ANJ019 Matt Hardwick vs Smith and Pledger - Day One  
Out  
Day One

In  
ANJ029 Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - No One On Earth  
Out  
No One on Earth

Thanks in advance  
Summy

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**Author:** ![jewahe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jewahe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jewahe)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-variable-text-from-field/52854/2 "2021-04-16T23:13:26Z")

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Create an action using _Guess values_. The source should be the _album_ tag, and the guessing pattern should be something like  
**%dummy1% - %album%**

You can then add a second action step to clear the _dummy1_ field

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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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-variable-text-from-field/52854/3 "2026-02-09T12:29:11Z")

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