# removing certain text from title and name
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 12, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748 "2012-08-12T12:37:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/1 "2012-08-12T12:37:17Z")
ok so i downloaded a bunch of mp3s problem is their names are like:Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474
and titles are like:My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474
is there anyway to remove the (- [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474) part?
please exact steps because im new to this and also is there a way to get album names online and put them using this software? thanks very much
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/2 "2012-08-12T14:09:54Z")
> [@RaizoMagic](#):
>
> ok so i downloaded a bunch of mp3s problem is their names are like:Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474
>
> and titles are like:My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474
What do you mean by "names" and "titles"?
Name= filename?
Title = title field?
To clean up your tags use the converter filename - tag (because I assume that this is what you mean by "name")
You have to enter a mask to assign the fields.
For "Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474"
enter:
%artist% - %title% - %dummy%
BTW: this will only work if your filenames really are composed as you have stated in the example.
Concerning your album problem: as many titles appear on various albums (sampler, original, best of, reissue, live to name but a few) it is virtually impossible to determine from which album your particular version comes.
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/3 "2012-08-12T14:54:10Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> What do you mean by "names" and "titles"?
> Name= filename?
> Title = title field?
>
> To clean up your tags use the converter filename - tag (because I assume that this is what you mean by "name")
> You have to enter a mask to assign the fields.
> For "Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474"
> enter:
> %artist% - %title% - %dummy%
> BTW: this will only work if your filenames really are composed as you have stated in the example.
>
> Concerning your album problem: as many titles appear on various albums (sampler, original, best of, reissue, live to name but a few) it is virtually impossible to determine from which album your particular version comes.
srry but i dunt undertsand can u give me 1,2,3 steps?
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/4 "2012-08-12T14:57:19Z")
> [@RaizoMagic](#):
>
> srry but i dunt undertsand can u give me 1,2,3 steps?
and yes u understand right file=file name and title=title in tags (i want to remove the [www.myegy.com](http://www.myegy.com) by abdelhamid....) part from both filename and title but leave other text like the real file name and the real title and thx
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/5 "2012-08-12T15:07:53Z")
look i could do the file name using batch rename utility now whats left is the title field what i exactly want to do is remove " - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474" with the exact spaces and exact name as between commas please give me exact steps on how to do this and thanks 😃
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/6 "2012-08-12T15:20:35Z")
Look how to set up actions [HERE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1).
Begin Action Group **\_Script Test#TEST**
**Action #1** _Actiontype 2:_ **Replace** _Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **TITLE** _Original \_\_\_:_ **- wWw.MyEgy.Com by abdelhamid474** _Replace with:_ [\_] Only as whole word[\_] Case sensitive comparison **Action #2** _Actiontype 2:_ **Replace** _Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **\_FILENAME** _Original \_\_\_:_ **- wWw.MyEgy.Com by abdelhamid474** _Replace with:_ [\_] Only as whole word[\_] Case sensitive comparison
End Action Group **\_Script Test#TEST** (2 Actions)
As regards this program getting names from web sources such as iTunes, Discogs and beatport here are three topics which might be of interest to you.
[iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13478/1)
[Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9226/1)
[beatport](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12568/1)
How to use those files can be found [HERE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2748/3).
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/7 "2012-08-12T15:23:00Z")
> [@RaizoMagic](#):
>
> look i could do the file name using batch rename utility
I think that you can safely use mp3tag's converter tag-filename for this task. no futher tool is required.
> [@RaizoMagic](#):
>
> now whats left is the title field what i exactly want to do is remove " - [wWw.MyEgy.Com](http://wWw.MyEgy.Com) by abdelhamid474"
Did you have a look at the FAqs? there it is described how to remove part of a string:
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
Now, if it is always the same string, you can create an action of the type "Replace" for TITLE.
Enter the string that is always the same and should be removed as search string.
Enter nothing (leave blank) for replace string.
If the string varies, though, it is a different story.
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/8 "2012-08-12T16:57:50Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I think that you can safely use mp3tag's converter tag-filename for this task. no futher tool is required.
>
> Did you have a look at the FAqs? there it is described how to remove part of a string:
> [/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
>
> Now, if it is always the same string, you can create an action of the type "Replace" for TITLE.
> Enter the string that is always the same and should be removed as search string.
> Enter nothing (leave blank) for replace string.
>
> If the string varies, though, it is a different story.
Thx all Mission Accomplished 🙂
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### Author:  [@xchris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xchris)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/9 "2012-09-05T12:34:51Z")
i dont understand anything at all.. im having the same problem and ive read the FAQ and i tried working it out and im lost ☹ someone please help me
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/10 "2012-09-05T12:44:32Z")
Please read there...
[http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before](http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before)
... then come back and specify your problem.
DD.20120905.1644.CEST
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### Author:  [@xchris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xchris)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/11 "2012-09-05T12:53:56Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Please read there...
> [http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html](http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)
> ... then come back and specify your problem.
>
> DD.20120905.1644.CEST
=\_\_=" i just want to clean up my music files cause it is so unorganized with unnecessary numbers and letters or album titles or numbers, id just like a clean File name for example, Justin Bieber - Baby
instead of 01 - Justin Bieber - Baby - My World 2.0
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/12 "2012-09-05T13:00:19Z")
> [@xchris](#):
>
> =\_\_=" i just want to clean up my music files cause it is so unorganized with unnecessary numbers and letters or album titles or numbers, id just like a clean File name for example, Justin Bieber - Baby instead of 01 - Justin Bieber - Baby - My World 2.0
Even though I am now infamous ... let me ask ...
... what has your wish to do with the OP's thread theme?
DD.20120905.1700.CEST
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/13 "2012-09-05T13:09:05Z")
The user now has created his own thread:
[/t/13844/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13844/1)
So I close this topic.
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### Author:  [@darkMatter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkMatter)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/14 "2019-03-29T02:16:02Z")
Okay, so I have a string at the beginning of my Title field that I'd like to remove. It contains the [] characters though, which I understand are hard coded and need " surrounding them. I'll give an example of what I'd like to do.
Change Title: "[8A] My Babe (Me & My Toothbrush Remix)" to "My Babe (Me & My Toothbrush Remix)"
Obviously these are comments from mixed in key, so they're not all "8A".
I know to go to Quick Actions/Replace then Title. But what do I use for strings or script syntax there?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/15 "2019-03-29T05:47:10Z")
> [@darkMatter](#):
>
> Obviously these are comments from mixed in key, so they're not all "8A".
I would use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for TITLE
Search string: `\[..\] `
Replace string:
(leave empty)
Please note that there is an additional space character behind the last bracket.
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### Author:  [@darkMatter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkMatter)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/16 "2019-04-03T03:47:45Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> [..]
I'm still getting this:
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2019, 4:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/17 "2019-04-03T04:43:17Z")
then you should show us the instruction that you entered instead of the result.
Because the expression is still working over here:
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### Author:  [@LukBoy99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LukBoy99)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/18 "2019-04-03T13:59:26Z")
funny how something i asked in 2012 was revived 7 years later haha.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-certain-text-from-title-and-name/13748/19 "2026-02-09T12:24:00Z")