# Removing from the left site
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 3, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034 "2025-07-03T12:26:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/1 "2025-07-03T12:26:44Z")
` - Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Raaf VIP Mix)`, i need to remove space-space only from 3 left positions and levaing middle space-space as is. is there way d do it for multipul traks?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/2 "2025-07-03T12:34:37Z")
> [@dj\_igor04](#):
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> Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Raaf VIP Mix),
TBH I do not see a middle space-space. And 3 left positions are "Ben" ...
What do you mean? Perhaps a real example is better showing the original state and the desired outcome.
Edit: after the formatting was corrected the string appeared in a better shape
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/3 "2025-07-03T12:38:41Z")
( - Akuri, Krowst - Best Ever ) sorry this is a better example
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/4 "2025-07-03T12:39:05Z")
Please follow the instructions here, especially the part for screenshots:
> [@Hints for asking Support Requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hints-for-asking-support-requests/56190):
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> If you need support using Mp3tag, you can help the community members that are about to support you in finding a solution or workaround to your problem, by following these simple guidelines. Be descriptive, also in what you’ve already tried Please give a short explanation what’s not working as expected or what you’re trying to achieve. It’s best to know any details about the problem at hand and especially, what steps you’ve already tried to solve it by yourself. Helpful information also includ…
What field are you talking about with "removing from the left side"?
TITLE?
ALBUM?
Or do you mean the filename?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/5 "2025-07-03T12:41:58Z")
> [@dj\_igor04](#):
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> `- Akuri, Krowst - Best Ever`
Try Convert \> Tag-Tag for the still secret field
Format string: `$regexp(' - Akuri, Krowst - Best Ever',^ - ,)`
and replace in that expression `' - Akuri, Krowst - Best Ever'` with the name of the field that you want to manipulate.
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/6 "2025-07-03T12:46:49Z")
I am trying to remove " - " from title and just from the first 3 positios to the left to a multiple traks in a big plalist. so somthing generic that i can use as an action in a future
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/7 "2025-07-03T12:51:11Z")
> [@dj\_igor04](#):
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> title
So try
Format String: `$regexp(%title%,^ - ,)`
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/8 "2025-07-03T12:58:34Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> $regexp(%title%,^ - ,)
this almost wored. it left one space in front in first position to the left
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/9 "2025-07-03T13:02:02Z")
Did you copy&paste my suggestion or did you type it yourself?
Again: for debugging it is much simpler to show screenshots as I cannot look over your shoulder from the distance.
Or: In my suggestion the start of line is followed by a space character, then a minus and another space character - this should not leave any leading spaces ... unless your strings have 2 consecutive spaces somewhere and that did not come across in the example that you gave.
So, please: show a screenshot of the applied function.
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/10 "2025-07-03T13:03:47Z")
i copy and pacesed . i figured it out thanks it worked! in some cases i need to add space n one place and it did the job!. hank you som uch for your suggestion!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/11 "2025-07-03T13:05:33Z")
> [@dj\_igor04](#):
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> in some cases i need to add space n one place
Now, here comes the magic:
Try:
`$regexp(%title%,^\s+-\s+,)`
and see if it works without manual interference
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/12 "2025-07-03T15:04:59Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> $regexp(%title%,^\s+-\s+,)
Magic worked li emagic :), thank you man! ❤
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/13 "2025-07-12T00:53:47Z")
Hey magic man one more formula for me? In som cases i have a title that starts with one space Title"OneSpace Artist Name then space then dashe then space then song name"
Example" Леонид Агутин - Хоп Хэй Лала Лэй (Intro)" anything i can use to delete them . I am tired to do it manualy one at the time.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/14 "2025-07-12T06:08:25Z")
To remove leading and/or trailing spaces try Convert\>Tag-Tag for TITLE
Format string: `$trim(%title%)`
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### Author:  [@dj\_igor04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_igor04)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/15 "2025-07-14T13:25:34Z")
Thanks! It worked. Can mp3 tag clean up ly dublicats too? i have so many duplicats in my itue libraby that i need hepl deleting.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/16 "2025-07-14T13:28:18Z")
If you found a solution for the initial topic and your next question is a topic on its own, please start a new thread.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/17 "2025-07-14T13:42:14Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> your next question is a topic on its own, please start a new thread.
@dj_igor04
And please use the search function in this forum (upper right corner).
There are many existing topics about "detect duplicates".
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-from-the-left-site/69034/18 "2025-08-13T13:43:12Z")
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