# Convert tags to filenames questions

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tags-to-filenames-questions/11836
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 10, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tags-to-filenames-questions/11836 "2011-04-10T11:25:28Z")
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### Author: ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tags-to-filenames-questions/11836/3 "2011-04-10T11:53:21Z")

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> [@grotius](#):
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> I intend to use a new folder structure. The is my prefered format:  
> %artist%\%year% - %album%$num(%track%,2) - %title%
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> **Question:** When using the script Tag - Filename the music files are moved and renamed correctly. The problem is that my covers, txt files etc stay behind in the in the old folder. Is there a way to bypass this?
> 
> **Question 2:** I also want to add the codec or bitrate. I prefer bitrate but when using this code:  
> %artist%\%year% - %album% (%\_bitrate%)$num(%track%,2) - %title%  
> All the files end up in different folders. This is because the bitrate differs for every fole. How can i keep using bitrate and keep all files in the same album folder?

Use:  
Action: Fomat Value  
Field: \_DIRECTORY  
Formatstring: %artist%\%year% - %album% (%\_bitrate%)

This moves all files incuding jpg, txt, whatever.  
For the bitrate, the value of the first file is taken, but all files are moved into the same folder this way.

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