# Create Artist tag from path

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-artist-tag-from-path/17540>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 10, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-artist-tag-from-path/17540 "2016-01-10T14:00:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rburke789](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@rburke789](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rburke789)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-artist-tag-from-path/17540/1 "2016-01-10T14:00:24Z")

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I have been trying a several suggestions I have found in the search, but I am a newbie and maybe not quite getting it.

I have a directory structure such as:

D:\Music\Artist\Album

i.e D:\Music\38 Special\Caught Up In You

I would like to extract the artist portion of the path and update the Artist tag from that path.

Any help is appreciated 🙂

Thanks

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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 10, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-artist-tag-from-path/17540/2 "2016-01-10T14:50:12Z")

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> [@Rich B](#):
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> ... I have a directory structure such as:  
> D:\Music\Artist\Album  
> i.e D:\Music\38 Special\Caught Up In You  
> I would like to extract the artist portion of the path and update the Artist tag from that path. ...

**Convert "Tag - Tag" ... or ... Action "Format value" Field ......: ARTIST Formatstring: %\_parent\_directory% ARTIST \<== '38 Special'**

DD.20160110.1650.CET

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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/create-artist-tag-from-path/17540/3 "2026-02-09T12:26:02Z")

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