# Renaming/copying data in columns
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 28, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854 "2024-05-28T13:15:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Minty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Minty)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/1 "2024-05-28T13:15:32Z")
Is it possible to rename columns by copying e.g.... can I copy Title Column data to replace existing File Column data
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/2 "2024-05-28T13:18:16Z")
Do you want to rename columns? Or do you want to rearrange columns?
> **[File List – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/file-list/)**
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> Customization options for the File List, including adding, removing, hiding, and rearranging of columns. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
Or do you want to copy content from one column to another column?
> **[First Steps – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps/#copying-one-field-to-another-field)**
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> A collection of tasks with step-by-step instructions intended for novice users of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@Minty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Minty)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/3 "2024-05-29T12:14:32Z")
For example I have 10 different tracks in column TITLE , but in the file column the same tracks are there but with numbers 1 -10.
I prefer the two columns to be identical so would like to copy and paste 1 to the other or vice versa which I could do with my old program
Not a major issue but a niggle for me
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/4 "2024-05-29T12:19:25Z")
Use the Convert Tag -\> Filename
Format string:
`%TITLE%`
This copy the content of your TITLE tag and overwrite your current filename.
You see immediately what new filename you would get before you press the OK Button.
Please be aware that every information in your filename that is not already also available in your various tags (like TITLE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TRACK...) will be lost and overwritten with the content of TITLE only.
For vice versa:
Use the Convert Filename -\> Tag.
The format string highly depends on what your current filename contains. If you let us see a real existing filename, we can suggest a working format string like
`%TRACK% - %ARTIST% - %TITLE%`
if the track would look like
01 - Michael Jackson - Billy Jean.mp3
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### Author:  [@Minty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Minty)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/7 "2024-05-29T14:28:12Z")
To clarify what I mean
How do I select Title column, copy then paste into File column.......I cant get it to work
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/8 "2024-05-29T14:31:46Z")
If you are reffering to me:
What exactly do you need more then I already wrote here:
> [@Renaming/copying data in columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/4):
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> Use the Convert Tag -\> Filename Format string: %TITLE% This copy the content of your TITLE tag and overwrite your current filename. You see immediately what new filename you would get before you press the OK Button. Please be aware that every information in your filename that is not already also available in your various tags (like TITLE, ARTIST, ALBUM, TRACK...) will be lost and overwritten with the content of TITLE only. For vice versa: Use the Convert Filename -\> Tag. The format strin…
Just for the record:
You have to select all the ROWS (not the columns) to use them with Converter or Actions.
So you choose which tracks (lines) you want to modify and then choose in the Converter or Actions what exactly you want to modifiy.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854/9 "2024-06-28T14:32:20Z")
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