Hello fellow Mp3tag users! I have a bunch of tracks that need some details changed. (Swap track 'title' info with track 'name' info) I followed this tread Artist and Title tag need to be switched; how? ...but it didn't work. It seems the track name cant be changed?! Can someone please help wi…

For track name, do you mean the file name?

Thanks MotleyG. Yes .. It seems that most audio players (Like car stereo etc) want to display the File Name by default. That's why I need to transfer the 'title' info to replace the file names. Cheers.

The usual advice: fill the tag fields, then rewrite the filename. I doubt that most audio players want to display the file name - they take the file name if they don't find information in the tags. So, if the tag fields are empty: fill them frist and see what your player makes of it. For moving pa…

Is there a quick way to do many files in one go? ie: swap all of the track title info with the track file name info?

[image] Kevpass1: Is there a quick way That depends an awful lot on how consistent the underlying pattern is. But as I don't see an actual example of a typical filename, I cannot offer more detailed advice.

thanks.. is there a way I can attach a file or a image in this forum?

Great thanks.. Thats handy! You can see that the first column has been cut or abbreviated.. I want to swap it with the info from the 'title' column.. preferably in bulk - not one at a time :slight_smile: Cheers. [2021-08-29_18-23-16]

Oh, that's good: the tag fields are filled. THis means that you can use that data to create a new filename (I would not swap it - the information in FILENAME is much shorter than in TITLE). So try for a single file first: Converter>Tag-Filename Format string: %title% I do not see the contents o…

ohrenkino... Thank you,, Thank you, Thank you!! I got as far as your first suggestion and it did exactly what I needed. After spending hours searching Youtube and various forums... you have helped me with your quick and simple advice. I appreciate you taking the time to reply! Good karma coming y…

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Kevpass1:

attach a file or a image in this forum?

see here:

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Press "Reply" and then use the upload button: [image] Or Drag & drop the picture from your explorer into your answer Or Copy & paste the picture from your clipboard into your answer

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