# Replace "The" in filename does not work
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 28, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103 "2023-05-28T18:06:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/1 "2023-05-28T18:06:25Z")
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
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/2 "2023-05-28T18:17:56Z")
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?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
>
> 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](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is …
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)?
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### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/3 "2023-05-28T19:25:26Z")
thanks you for the input. program freeze up and i tried this on my whole collections of tracks.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/4 "2023-05-28T19:43:14Z")
OK.
And which of the suggestions did you try?
And what was the result?
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### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/5 "2023-05-28T20:03:15Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/6 "2023-05-28T20:15:33Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/7 "2023-05-29T05:37:44Z")
> [@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](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-hangs-on-move-copy/56602):
>
> 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.
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### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/8 "2023-05-29T11:43:31Z")
Thanks for your input.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/9 "2023-05-30T05:11:53Z")
So,what are you going to do so that you do not have to blame MP3tag again when MP3tag is only the messenger?
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### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/10 "2023-06-01T14:17:02Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/11 "2023-06-01T15:19:38Z")
> [@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.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-filename-does-not-work/61103/12 "2023-06-06T14:53:45Z")