This post is not a direct request for help but more of a How-To. I felt the need to do this post given the number of times I've seen people request help related to moving files from one directory structure to another using existing tag information. Most of the posts I read didn't appear complete. …

[image] tsubasa.k111: MacOS due to permission issues If the denied permissions have their origin in the bookmarks, see this thread: [image] Cannot access file via secure bookmark mp3tag mac Mac Similar issue to # Cannot access file XYZ via secure bookmark I recentl…

I realized that this post only works with music files that have already been organized into sub-directories (e.g. by Artist). If your songs are not already organized in this manner, the change listed below will organize your music files regardless if they're in sub-directories or not. [image] Gr…

There are 2 things I'd like to note: The format string [image] Gr8Scott: $cutRight(%_workingpath%,$add($len(%_workingdir%),1))_Reorganized%albumartist%'['%srcyear%']' %album%\ only describes the path-part. If you really want to move a file to a new folder and you modify the _FILENAME for th…

Thank you for pointing out my error in the Format String. I was in a hurry and accidentally posted this rather than saving it as a draft. Additionally, being a newbie with scripting, I appreciate any feedback that improves my skills.

For MacOS and linux/BSD users: This solution did not work for me on MacOS due to permission issues, but what did work is something like this: Format Tag Field _FILENAME to ../_reorganized/%albumartist% - %album%/%track% %artist% - %title% It seemed like mp3tag was unable to obtain the %_working…

Because i'm lac on double files i use the folow: M:\MUZIEK\$left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)$left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)$left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)\%artist%\%artist% - %title% you can change M:\MUZIEK\ to your needs. And all my music have the alph…

[image] EMCO: $left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)$left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)$left($regexp(%artist%,^()\s'('.+')'$,$2,1),1)%artist%%artist% - %title% Instead of writing your first letter producing $left command 3 times (to get - for example LLL - ), you could jus…

Custom Action to Reorganize a Music Library using Tag Information

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ohrenkino February 4, 2025, 7:26am 6

If the denied permissions have their origin in the bookmarks, see this thread: