Replace "The" in filename does not work

[dp19]

well hi i try to do a quick action to replace the word The in all my titles.
action quick
replace
field= title
orginal=The
replace with=THE

when run this action it hangs up and just set there like a log. i have over 19000 files, can you please explain how i can get this now please? Thanks

[ohrenkino]

There are a number of threads of things to watch out for if one treats a lot of files in one go:
Are the files OK?
See here for tools to check them:

How to check files for errors?

It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net Download: MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags MP3val — validate and fix MPEG …

Also, it may be worthwhile to treat only those files that really need treatment. So use a filter like
%title% MATCHES "(?-i)The "
Which other programs may block the access?
Are the access rights OK for all files?
Does the freeze happen always with the same file(s)?

[dp19]

thanks you for the input. program freeze up and i tried this on my whole collections of tracks.

[ohrenkino]

OK.
And which of the suggestions did you try?
And what was the result?

[dp19]

i did the filter which seem to work. i like to try this on the _filename but that would undo the artist that have the "the" the in front of the artist.

[ohrenkino]

The filename is not the TITLE.
Replacing in TITLE does not reset anything in the filename.
Neither does the application of a filter.

It would help a lot if you could describe what you (really) do and what the results are.

[ohrenkino]

@dp19

when run this action it hangs up

A unresponsive program seems to be a theme that frequently pops up in your posts, e.g.

Program hangs on move/copy

Hi Guys, i'm using v 3.12 and all of a sudden the program hangs when i try to move/ copy a file . i use the buttons in the ribbon panel to do this. any suggestions as to why this all of a sudden started? Thanks

So it looks suspiciously like something local and you have not got down to the root cause.
I would assume that nothing in the topic of this current thread is true: your problem has neither to do anything with the quick actions nor with version 3.21.

[dp19]

Thanks for your input.

[ohrenkino]

So,what are you going to do so that you do not have to blame MP3tag again when MP3tag is only the messenger?

[dp19]

use a different program.. and ohrenkino) please don't reply to my questions. i don't care for people who think they're better than others.

[Doug_Mackie]

@dp19

... and ohrenkino) please don't reply to my questions. i don't care for people who think they're better than others.

That's a good one. Ohrenkino is extremely knowledgable and is a tireless contributor here. He pointed out some misconceptions on your part, coupled with your failure to respond to important questions that he posed. Those failures make it difficult for him (or anyone else) to help you. Can Ohrenkino sometimes get a little testy with problematic posters? Sure, but they usually deserve it.