# album tag from folder
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 3, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718 "2012-08-03T21:19:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@ecoloco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ecoloco)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718/1 "2012-08-03T21:19:20Z")
hi this is my first time here.
my english es very bad, i will tray to explain me
i need add the tag album form de folder name, my folder apears like this
artist - album robbie williams - intensive care
i want get
album
intensive care
when i try actions format value Album
%artist%\%album%
robbie williams\
%dummy% - %album%
-
## %dummy% - %album%
%album%
Similar thing when i use actions format value Album %\_directory%
maybe is a little thing but i cant get work
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718/2 "2012-08-04T06:37:38Z")
> [@ecoloco](#):
>
> ...when i try actions format value Album
> %artist%\%album%
> ..
It is much easier if you wouldn't use an action but the converter filename-tag.
there you can enter all those mask-parts as you have mentioned for the actions.
If you still want to use actions then the import tag fields action will help you more.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718/3 "2026-02-09T12:23:59Z")