# removing long words from mp3-titles

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-long-words-from-mp3-titles/17021>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 6, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-long-words-from-mp3-titles/17021 "2015-07-06T10:09:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kavod54](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@kavod54](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kavod54)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-long-words-from-mp3-titles/17021/1 "2015-07-06T10:09:23Z")

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Hi  
I have a problem that I cannot figure out how to solve - and I cannot seem to find relevant information neither in FAQ or in the help-section.

I have hundreds of educational files that I listen to on my ipod. My problem is the long titles - it's difficult to find the relevant titles on ipod, because only the first 20 letters or so are showed - and the first letters are all almost alike.

All the titles start with numbers, after that they all have a long title such as: dialogue mp3 - lessons - "and then the relevant title.  
I want to remove not the number but the "dialogue mp3 - lessons -" section  
Example:I want title changed from "622 dialogue mp3 - lessons - xxxxxxxx" to "622 xxxxxxx". How do I actually do that - I'm afraid I simply don't understand the 'string' information as I not a computer nerd.

Can you help?

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-long-words-from-mp3-titles/17021/2 "2015-07-06T10:50:53Z")

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> [@kavod](#):
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> ...  
> I want to remove not the number but the "dialogue mp3 - lessons -" section  
> Example:I want title changed from "622 dialogue mp3 - lessons - xxxxxxxx" to "622 xxxxxxx". How do I actually do that - I'm afraid I simply don't understand the 'string' information as I not a computer nerd.
> 
> Can you help?

It looks to me as though you always want to get rid of the (string!) constant "dialogue mp3 - lessons - "  
So use an action of the type "Replace" on the field TITLE  
Search string: dialogue mp3 - lessons -  
Replace string:  
(leave empty)

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-long-words-from-mp3-titles/17021/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:45Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC