# split file name **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775 **Category:** Support **Created:** [August 14, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775 "2009-08-14T13:56:47Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![wp01](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5daacb/32.png) [@wp01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wp01) #### Post date: [August 14, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775/1 "2009-08-14T13:56:47Z")
Hi all, I have the following example: 001 - Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone How can i split the information which is in the file name? What i want is to move the information from the filename to the tags. Meaning Bob Dylan to the Artist Tag and Like a Rolling Stone to the Track Tag. I've been trying to export it in a csv file and splitting it, but no luck at all. Thanks. Regards, Patrick ---
### Author: ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson) #### Post date: [August 14, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775/2 "2009-08-14T16:54:07Z")
First select all of the files (Ctrl+A), then use Convert \> Filename - Tag (or Alt+2 or ![:mt_ftt:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/6ab8d95b0c2a82cb4f9b0eb16ea87ad3a6575015.png ":mt\_ftt:") in the button bar). For the Format string enter: %track% - %artist% - %title% ---
### Author: ![wp01](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5daacb/32.png) [@wp01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wp01) #### Post date: [August 14, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775/3 "2009-08-14T17:24:04Z")
Ohh, this is great. It worked out fine. I've been trying this for at least three day 🙂 Thanks. Regards, Patrick ---
### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system) #### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-file-name/8775/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:42Z")