# 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")
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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: [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")

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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):
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> 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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