# Trying to copy the various info in a Filename into other fields/tags/columns, without changing the Filename
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 18, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812 "2025-09-18T17:39:40Z")
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### Author:  [@shaynoUki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shaynoUki)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/1 "2025-09-18T17:39:40Z")
As above suggests, for instance,
the original _Filename_ when imported into MP3Tag is….
**Massive Attack - Angel.wma**
The _Artist_ field is already populated with….
**Massive Attack** ….( i’m happy to overwrite it , or not )
How can i copy and paste, from the _Filename_, just the word …
**Angel**
into the **empty** _Title_ field, **without** the file extension….
**.wma…**
also without the words…
**Massive Attack -** …..(in this case,the hyphen and spaces aren’t required in the Artist field )
I have been struggling with this for most of the past 2 days, have tried various Actions, Converts, $regexp strings, all to no avail. I get very close, according to the Previews, but always end up with either blanks or strings in the title field, instead of words.
I want to preserve the _Filename_ as original.
**Massive** appreciation to any **Angel** who can help me **Attack** this successfully 🙂
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/2 "2025-09-18T17:50:10Z")
> [@shaynoUki](#):
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> Massive Attack - Angel.wma
Try Convert\>Filename-Tag
Format string: `%artist% - %title%`
or if you really only want to import the last bit following the hyphen into TITLE:
Format string: `%dummy% - %title%`
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### Author:  [@shaynoUki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shaynoUki)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/3 "2025-09-18T18:04:16Z")
Thankyou, thankyou, thank you !
I’m sure that i tried that a dozen times, but when i couldn’t make it work, i ended up on a long journey down some very deep rabbit holes ( learning lots along the way that will, one day, come in handy. )
Much appreciation to you, i hope you have a wonderful day !!
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/4 "2025-09-18T18:17:48Z")
> [@shaynoUki](#):
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> I’m sure that I tried that a dozen times....
Converters are the heart and soul of Mp3tag and are worth careful study.
See the [Menu Convert page](https://docs.mp3tag.de/menus/convert/) and its linked pages.
You can save yourself a lot of time by learning those techniques....
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### Author:  [@shaynoUki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shaynoUki)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/5 "2025-09-18T18:32:27Z")
Thanks Doug, i have been working through the Menu, and i will a lot more, for sure. I’m new to the language, but i’m determined to organise my friend’s collection of 15,000 tracks. So i’m looking for the best ways to bulk/batch tag ( they are all different formats, genres, etc and with varying degrees of info ). Wish me luck 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-copy-the-various-info-in-a-filename-into-other-fields-tags-columns-without-changing-the-filename/69812/6 "2025-10-18T18:33:10Z")
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