# Tag tile re-naming

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 5, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476 "2014-02-05T13:43:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![billmat32](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@billmat32](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/billmat32)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476/1 "2014-02-05T13:43:28Z")

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Hi

For normal Windows files, I use a utility called Bulk File Renamer to rename files in bulk. It's very flexible allowing strings to be replaced, added or removed. I think MP3 Tag Editor can do much the same but I'm finding it hard to work out how. As an example, I have a FLAC folder for Belshazzar by G F Handel. In the tags for the individual music files, MP3Tag shows the Titles in the form "(Belshazzar) - Aria « Thou, God Most High, and Thou Alone »" as an example. All Titles being with "(Belshazzar)". I want to replace "(Belshazzar)" with "Handel - Belshazzar" preferably in all tracks in one go. Can anyone please help me with how that could be done? Many thanks Bill

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**Author:** ![chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrishirst)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476/2 "2014-02-05T13:55:18Z")

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Load the files;

press Ctrl+A (select All)

press Alt+5 (Convert -\> Tag to tag)

set field to TITLE

Set Format string: to $replace(%title%, '('Belshazzar')',Handel - Belshazzar)

Click OK (or press enter)

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**Author:** ![billmat32](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@billmat32](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/billmat32)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476/3 "2014-02-05T16:49:11Z")

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Many thanks Chris. Is there any way of appending a string to the title string rather than replacing a part of the existing string?

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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:** [February 5, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476/4 "2014-02-05T17:23:09Z")

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> [@BillM](#):
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> Many thanks Chris. Is there any way of appending a string to the title string rather than replacing a part of the existing string?

create an action of the type "Format value" for the field (TITLE?)  
Enter as format string: %title% - string to append.

This is not the same as that what you said in your OP.  
In the OP you replace a constant string with another constant string - I do not see any other possibilities.  
This action takes anything in TITLE which is as variable as it may be and appends something constant.

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**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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tile-re-naming/15476/5 "2026-02-09T12:24:54Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC