# deleting directorys after renaming
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 26, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499 "2006-06-26T21:09:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@pdv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pdv)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/1 "2006-06-26T21:09:53Z")
I am not sure how to use this forum - I could not figure out how to post a question under another thread, so I am posting it here.
I read a thread - "only missing feature" that descibes what I would like to do. The response from AFAIK was to use Format values and \_DIRECTORY as field
I did not understand how to do that. Could someone explain it to me?
I am renaming files and changing the folder name, and I did not want to have to go and remove the old folder. I just wanted it to be renamed to the new folder name.
Thank You
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/2 "2006-06-28T14:00:40Z")
Here's written how to create a new action:
[Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
As you said, you need the action type "Format value" with the field **\_DIRECTORY**
And as format string something like **%artist%-%album%**
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### Author:  [@Zoofield](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zoofield)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/3 "2006-07-20T19:00:44Z")
Thank you... 🙂 But .
How do i escape(keep) the []
so it looks like this
[1801] - Live
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/4 "2006-07-21T03:59:00Z")
'[' and ']'
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### Author:  [@pdv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pdv)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/5 "2006-07-27T19:51:42Z")
> [@pdv](#):
>
> I am not sure how to use this forum - I could not figure out how to post a question under another thread, so I am posting it here.
>
> I read a thread - "only missing feature" that descibes what I would like to do. The response from AFAIK was to use Format values and \_DIRECTORY as field
>
> I did not understand how to do that. Could someone explain it to me?
>
> I am renaming files and changing the folder name, and I did not want to have to go and remove the old folder. I just wanted it to be renamed to the new folder name.
>
> Thank You
I Set up and Actio to chnage the path --- \_Directory: %artist%\%album%..... but when I do this action it changes every file with the same album but makes the artist the first one that is highlited.
Is there something I am missing
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-directorys-after-renaming/3499/6 "2006-07-28T17:50:35Z")
Not sure what exactly you are trying to say, but if you use a backslash in the string, make sure you only select one file per directory!