# Convert folder name to Album or Artist

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-folder-name-to-album-or-artist/58982
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 6, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-folder-name-to-album-or-artist/58982 "2022-11-06T13:12:29Z")
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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: [November 6, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-folder-name-to-album-or-artist/58982/2 "2022-11-06T13:36:07Z")

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see the FAQs on how to import data from the folder structure:

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
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> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…

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