# change directory names automatically

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-directory-names-automatically/17607>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-directory-names-automatically/17607 "2016-01-31T07:09:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![parafux](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@parafux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/parafux)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-directory-names-automatically/17607/1 "2016-01-31T07:09:10Z")

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i have a buch of directories of the following structure:

artist/artist - album/\*.mp3

how can i change the album directory name from "artist - album" to only "album" automatically of all directories.

thx alot.

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-directory-names-automatically/17607/2 "2016-01-31T09:59:22Z")

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> [@parafux](#):
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> ... how can i change the album directory name from "artist - album" to only "album" automatically of all directories. ...

**Convert "Tag - Tag"**

**... or ...  
Action "Format value"  
Field: \_DIRECTORY  
Formatstring: %ALBUM%**

 

DD.20160131.1159.CET

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**Author:** ![parafux](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@parafux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/parafux)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-directory-names-automatically/17607/3 "2016-01-31T10:48:05Z")

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gr8 thx.  
works perfect.

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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/change-directory-names-automatically/17607/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:04Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC