I have a bunch of MP3's with a " -- " in the title, and I'd like to change that to ":". The easy-peasy solution would be to bulk rename the files, and then tag the songs after the filename... BUT you can't use ":" in a filename. So I got MP3Tag to do an ACTION=>Replace. All of the forums and onlin…

see the help on actions: Actions – Mp3tag Documentation Documentation on Quick Actions and Action Groups that covers replace text, case conversion, tag to tag conversion, duplicate field handling, batch cover import/export, and more. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. …

Thanks. I'd read all of that before posting. When I click "New", and then name an action, and then click "New" again, what am I supposed to see? Whatever it is, I don't see it.

You should see a dialogue with a dropdown list where you can select the type of the new action. In your case it would be "Replace" (and not "Replace with regular expression"). If all this is a one-off, you can also use "Action (quick)". [image] AlonzoMosley: Thanks. I'd read all of that befor…

My point was.... I'd already tried what you'd written down, but it wasn't working for me. So I still needed help.

Select the files that should be treated. Create an action of the type "Replace" for the field TITLE Search string: -- Replace string: :

And my point is... "Replace" is NOT an option. Am uninstalling.

[image] AlonzoMosley: "Replace" is NOT an option. You have to create a NEW action (group) or use Actions (Quick). The shipped list of action groups does not contain an action to replace.

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ohrenkino August 7, 2018, 5:14am 2

see the help on actions:

See the FAQs and HowTos on how to create a new action:

Also see the help on the function "Actions (Quick)" which is also accessible in the toolbar.