Rename music files using tags
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Using MP3 Tag Editor you can rename files in several ways.


Edit file name using in-line editor:

You can renaming a file directly in the list. Select a file and double click or press F2 key. Press Enter to complete editing.

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Invalid characters (/\: *? " |) in the new filename will be replaced with the underscore character.


Quick Rename Files feature:

Renaming by Quick Rename Files (Menu->File->Quick Rename Files) uses a file name mask specified in the Options dialog. The mask consisting of text and special character combinations that are later replaced with their current values. The following values are supported:

Character
Value
%1
Artist
%2
Album
%3
Title  
%4
Year
%5
Genre
%6
Play Time
%7
Track number
%8
File Number
%9
File Name


For example, %8+%3 is used as the mask. FileNumber+Title will be the result generated. The number of file will replace %8 and the title of song will replace %3.

Invalid characters (/\: *? " |) in the new names will be replaced with the underscore character. In case there are no audio files in selected folder(s), the optional warning message will be displayed.


Renaming using the Rename Files dialog:

The Rename Files dialog (Menu->File->Quick Rename Files->Rename Files) enables you to rename files in the current folder according to the specified mask.

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The dialog allows you to see the feature work result. For that, there is the list of the selected files with their new names created according to the current mask at the bottom of the dialog. After the operation is over, the last mask is saved.

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