# Removing or appending the Title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-or-appending-the-title/7565
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 4, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-or-appending-the-title/7565 "2008-12-04T09:40:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Infinitex2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Infinitex2)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-or-appending-the-title/7565/1 "2008-12-04T09:40:34Z")
Hey taggers,
I just installed mp3tag v. 2.42 today because I have some major re-tagging to do. I have been getting good results by replacing all the filenames using
Format Value "\_FILENAME":$num(%track%,2) - %title%
So I don't have "0805 - 33" with a valid title. ANYWAY.....I can't figure out how to take away leading numbers from the title itself. Example:
Title: Lecture. 02 Evolution in the Air
Filename: Edward J. Larson - 02c Evolution in the Air.mp3 (LECTURE)
If I got rid of the "Lecture. 02" in the title, I would be fine....except for the stupid fact that there are like a million of them.
Now I was going to use the Format value on this but realized it would give me "02 - Lecture. 02 Evolution in the Air.mp3"
Which is stupid. Should I just format it and then remove the second 02 from the filename? I don't know how to do that either. I hope someone will help 🙂
EDIT:
NEVERMIND! I stopped being lazy..and actually read all of the FAQ and the help documents. \>.\< Thanks anyway!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-or-appending-the-title/7565/2 "2026-02-09T12:21:14Z")