Hi, I've noticed that, if you right click, in file explorer, on a particular folder and then you click on the Mp3tag icon to open the programme with all the audio files contained in it, the Directory field on the main screen only shows the name of the parent folder. This my case scenario: I have…

[image] DavidGDFC: In that case, since Directory is intended to just show the parent folder, my suggestion would be to make Folderpath available in the Tag Panel. When I have audio tracks from different folders, it's really useful to know, with just a glance, where each audio track is. Folderpa…

[image] DavidGDFC: the Directory field on the main screen only shows the name of the parent folder. The field for DIRECTORY shows the current working directory. If you have to see the path for an individual file, you have to create a column that shows that property for the single file. The …

Just to show some of the possible path variables [image] as columns: [image] Feel free to add the columns you like to see.

Thank for your comments, @LyricsLover and @ohrenkino , Before I posted, I spent some time trying to find the solution myself, but in fact, in the list of fields of the Tag Panel, I couldn't find _FolderPath as an option: that's why I decided to come here. In my previous message, I wasn't referring …

As you can find here in the documentation : Technical information fields begin with an underscore %_ are read-only and may also be used in the File List, format strings, filters and export configurations, but not in the Tag Panel. And from the help about the Tag Panel : Technical information can…

Thank you, @LyricsLover , In that case, since Directory is intended to just show the parent folder, my suggestion would be to make Folderpath available in the Tag Panel. When I have audio tracks from different folders, it's really useful to know, with just a glance, where each audio track is. Fold…

[image] DavidGDFC: When I have audio tracks from different folders, it's really useful to know, with just a glance, where each audio track is Esp. for this case it is probably not the best way to check that in the tag panel as the tag panel has its virtues when assigning (and viewing) the dat…

[image] ohrenkino: Please note also, that the history list in the the special directory field lets you change the loaded files - but does not modify the path to the files. I didn't get this part. Could you please explain "the history list in the the special directory field"?

The field for directory does not behave like the other fields in the tag panel. While most of the other fields show the data for a field from the selected files in the dropdown list, the directory fields collects the last loaded folders, irrespective of the currently loaded and/or selected files. …

I've tried to remove the directory picker from the Tag Panel before. As you've noticed, it's a special control that behaves differently from the other fields. Many users got so used to it over the years, that it's impossible to remove by now — at least not without needing to deal with huge amounts …

Directory field in tag panel not showing the whole path

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Florian October 11, 2026, 9:35am 14

This is now possible with Mp3tag v3.37-beta.1. You can add a new field _FORMAT via Options → Tag Panel and use %_folderpath% as Value.