# Removing a certain number of characters from left or right of Filename using Replace with Regular Expression

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-certain-number-of-characters-from-left-or-right-of-filename-using-replace-with-regular-expression/41404
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-certain-number-of-characters-from-left-or-right-of-filename-using-replace-with-regular-expression/41404 "2018-04-11T14:23:35Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-certain-number-of-characters-from-left-or-right-of-filename-using-replace-with-regular-expression/41404/7 "2024-03-08T16:44:35Z")

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A post was split to a new topic: [How to format Filename from "20171130 191142-6A4A3E01.mp4" to "2017-11-30.mp4"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-format-filename-from-20171130-191142-6a4a3e01-mp4-to-2017-11-30-mp4/64003)

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