# Auto sort to # directory!

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635 "2017-01-25T18:18:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635/1 "2017-01-25T18:18:28Z")

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Hello! I organize my music by letter with this string:

- Format Value:
- \_DIRECTORY
- Z:\My Music\!Korean\$left(%artist%,1)\\%artist%\\%artist% - %year% - %comment% - %album%[- %discnumber%]

I was wondering how I could make 1-0 be moved to a folder named # instead of individual folders. Thanks!

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What I want:

- #
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E

What it does currently:

- 1
- 3
- 6
- 8
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635/2 "2017-01-25T18:32:06Z")

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> [@krissasaur](#):
>
> ...  
> [\*]Z:\My Music!Korean$left(%artist%,1)\%artist%\%artist% - %year% - %comment% - %album%[- %discnumber%]  
> ...

what about:

Z:\My Music!Korean$replace($left(%artist%,1),0,#,1,#,2,#,3,#,4,#,5,#,6,#,7,#,8,#,9,#)\%artist%\%artist% - %year% - %comment% - %album%[- %discnumber%]

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**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635/3 "2017-01-27T15:47:04Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> what about:
> 
> Z:\My Music!Korean$replace($left(%artist%,1),0,#,1,#,2,#,3,#,4,#,5,#,6,#,7,#,8,#,9,#)\%artist%\%artist% - %year% - %comment% - %album%[- %discnumber%]

That worked! Thank you so much!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-sort-to-directory/18635/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:37Z")

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