# Replacing Ampersands with "and"

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-ampersands-with-and/18263
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 24, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-ampersands-with-and/18263 "2016-09-24T13:53:14Z")
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### Author: ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-ampersands-with-and/18263/2 "2016-09-24T15:35:41Z")

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See here:  
[Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/4)

Then, with the replace action use:

```
Field: _TAG
Original: &
Replace With: and

```

**Try not to use \_ALL as the field** affecting the filename. If you use iTunes or other players that read its library file through the filepath then it won't be able to find your files, so stick with \_TAG and update accordingly in for e.g. iTunes (playing the file will update the filename depending on if you've got keep itunes organized in the preferences.

Check your player for how to do this.

Or go with \_ALL if you're not concerned with this.

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