# Action: To name folder from album title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 19, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784 "2006-09-19T07:16:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/1 "2006-09-19T07:16:48Z")
Hi,
I can a l m o s t figure this out but not fully...someone please help:
My Album is named "Fillmore, SF - 1971-10-21"
I want to rename my folders to
"Artist - 1971-10-21 - Fillmore, SF"
I know how to turnaround the album name but how do I direct it to folders,
in one go, without renaming the album name in the file?
Best
---Hank
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/2 "2006-09-19T07:44:08Z")
[/t/3783/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3783/1)
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### Author:  [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/3 "2006-09-19T07:49:04Z")
Hi & thanks,
I saw that but I can't figure out how to regroup the album title in
naming the folder.
The folder should be the album title "§2 - §1".
I can't find the answer to this anywhere.
Best
---Hank
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/4 "2006-09-19T11:31:55Z")
Is that what you search for?
Action type: Format value
Field: \_DIRECTORY
Format string: %artist% $right(%album%,$sub($len(%album%),$strstr(%album%, - ))) - $left(%album%,$sub($strstr(%album%, - ),1))
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### Author:  [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/5 "2006-09-19T19:20:51Z")
Many thanks, that worked perfectly!
Cheers
---Hank
> [@dano](#):
>
> Is that what you search for?
>
> Action type: Format value
> Field: \_DIRECTORY
> Format string: %artist% $right(%album%,$sub($len(%album%),$strstr(%album%, - ))) - $left(%album%,$sub($strstr(%album%, - ),1))
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-name-folder-from-album-title/3784/6 "2026-02-09T12:19:53Z")