# Hello. I would like to ask how to change the MetaData file name in Studio

**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431
**Category:** FMOD Studio
**Tags:** studio-scripting-api
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431 "2024-12-18T09:13:22Z")
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### Author: ![berserk77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@berserk77](https://qa.fmod.com/u/berserk77)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431/1 "2024-12-18T09:13:22Z")

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I want to save the MetaData file name in Studio as custom.  
Is there a function supported in the script?

The file name is saved as a guid, making it difficult to recognize.

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### Author: ![Leah\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/leah_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Leah\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Leah_FMOD)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431/2 "2024-12-24T02:23:26Z")

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After doing some testing, it seems that changing the names of metadata files yourself should be possible without interfering with regular Studio function, but in general I wouldn’t recommend doing it in case a feature in Studio breaks as a result. As an alternative, if you open the metadata file, you can find the name of the object it represents in the “name” property".

That said, can you please explain why you want to do this?

If you’re insistent changing the file names, you can use the Studio scripting API’s System module to interact with the rest of the system - for example, using [system.start](https://www.fmod.com/docs/2.02/studio/scripting-api-reference-system.html#systemstartpathtoexecutable-processoptions) to start cmd or powershell to navigate to and rename the target file.

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### Author: ![berserk77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@berserk77](https://qa.fmod.com/u/berserk77)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431/3 "2024-12-24T05:52:16Z")

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Since multiple people are using the project together, it is difficult to immediately tell which file the GUID refers to when a change was made.

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### Author: ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431/4 "2024-12-30T22:56:04Z")

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Changing filenames of Studio metadata is not allowed. Leah’s recommendation to not do it in case something breaks is correct. Please do not rename Studio metadata files.

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### Author: ![berserk77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@berserk77](https://qa.fmod.com/u/berserk77)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-how-to-change-the-metadata-file-name-in-studio/22431/5 "2024-12-31T00:52:32Z")

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Yes, I understand. Thank you for your reply.