# \_DIRECTORY in action "guess values"

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 20, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189 "2016-08-20T08:35:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/vkostas/32/227_2.png) [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189/1 "2016-08-20T08:35:59Z")

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Using information tag **\_DIRECTORY** in action **Guess values** does not work.  
If I first move (action **format value** ) to another field (e.g. _comment_) then Guess values from the other field would work.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189/2 "2016-08-21T05:19:15Z")

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I cannot confirm that.  
I just imported data from the directory  
Ambient Diary.One - 1997  
with the mask  
%album% - %year%

Please note that the source in the action "Guess value" has to be the reference to the field contents, e.g. %\_directory% and not the field name \_DIRECTORY.

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**Author:** ![vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/vkostas/32/227_2.png) [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189/3 "2016-08-21T06:49:12Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> I cannot confirm that.  
> I just imported data from the directory  
> Ambient Diary.One - 1997  
> with the mask  
> %album% - %year%
> 
> Please note that the source in the action "Guess value" has to be the reference to the field contents, e.g. %\_directory% and not the field name \_DIRECTORY.

Based on your input I did try and error and found file **mp3tag.cfg** was the guily one.  
I tried on a fresh install (backuped first %appdata%/mp3tag before uninstall). All good.  
I replaced the faulty file with another from older backup and problem solved.

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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/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:23Z")

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