# update only one tag from filename

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 18, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425 "2014-12-18T16:45:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![geopgin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@geopgin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/geopgin)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425/1 "2014-12-18T16:45:11Z")

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Hey All,

I no this is pretty simple but here it goes.

i have filenames that are artist - title (year). I want to update only the the year tag with the filename and not the artist and title tags?

Any help would be appreciated

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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:** [December 18, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425/2 "2014-12-18T17:40:32Z")

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Instead of the real field name you use %dummy%:  
artist - title (year) -\> %dummy%(%year%)  
or longer but not better: %dummy% - %dummy%(%year%)

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**Author:** ![geopgin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@geopgin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/geopgin)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425/3 "2014-12-18T18:14:57Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Instead of the real field name you use %dummy%:  
> artist - title (year) -\> %dummy%(%year%)  
> or longer but not better: %dummy% - %dummy%(%year%)

Awesome tks so much

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-one-tag-from-filename/16425/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:25Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC