# Removing Strings

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236 "2008-02-11T12:21:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/1 "2008-02-11T12:21:04Z")

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Hi guys, I found out that a lof my FILENAMES have track number Artist album and then the song's name.mp3. I JUST WANT TO KEEP that string (XXXXX.MP3).  
How can I remove everything else.  
Thanks and It is a great Program 🕶

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/2 "2008-02-11T13:50:59Z")

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Can you give examples of the filenames?

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### Author: ![Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/3 "2008-02-11T21:52:32Z")

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Example

08 Rock en espanol - Duncan Dhu - A un minuto de ti.mp3  
A Just want to keep A Un minuto de ti.mp3

Normaly the word befofe .mp3 is the title of the song, but that field sometime is blank.  
Tks.

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/4 "2008-02-12T10:03:24Z")

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One simple way is to use Convert \> Filename - filename  
Old mask: %1 - %2 - %3  
New mask: %3

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### Author: ![Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/5 "2008-02-17T11:11:00Z")

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Thanks a lot It's working  
 ![:rolleyes:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/3a79e8b0b7d169b30216785521d7c6f4f895c421.gif ":rolleyes:")

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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, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-strings/6236/6 "2026-02-09T12:20:46Z")

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