# Replace for \\ is not possible

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291 "2021-11-29T12:48:25Z")
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### Author: ![seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seamoon)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/1 "2021-11-29T12:48:25Z")

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Hi, I want replace

Jordan Magro\Janine Dyer  
to  
Jordan Magro & Janine Dyer

But replace for \ is not possible.

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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: [November 29, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/2 "2021-11-29T12:53:19Z")

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see e.g. here:

> [@Replacing "//"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing/15915):
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> I realize this is a simple request and I have tried several different approaches. The frustrating thing is this use to work flawlessly until I upgraded to the current version (2.61a), I was several revisions out of date. Replacing "\\" with "; " The example tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy\\Pam Rose\\Pat Bunch" The resulting tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy; Pam Rose; Pat Bunch" I created an action using replace (regular expression) which shows as: Regular expression "\_ALL:": "\\" -\> …

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### Author: ![seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seamoon)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/3 "2021-11-29T13:10:18Z")

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> [@Replacing "//"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing/15915/1):
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> :

I tried this but didn't work:

[![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d2bd13c2e5f7d94711d6b23d2f7f5bc33b07f947.jpeg)](https://imgbb.com/)

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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: [November 29, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/4 "2021-11-29T13:11:51Z")

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I cannot read

> [@seamoon](#):
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> this

have you tried the action of the type "Merge duplicate fields"? Because that was the advice from the thread.

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### Author: ![seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@seamoon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seamoon)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/5 "2021-11-29T13:21:16Z")

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Worked. Thanks lot. You have saved my time (so my life-span)

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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: [December 29, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-for-is-not-possible/55291/6 "2021-12-29T13:21:35Z")

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