# Directory Name \> Album Title

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 22, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472 "2004-11-22T12:38:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rustie)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/1 "2004-11-22T12:38:00Z")

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hi there, i currently have around 1000 albums, all of which have folders in the format of artist - album title

now alot of my albums have id3 tags for the artist and song title but not album title.

is there a way i can convert the directory name to be the artist - album in the id3 tag? sory if im not very clear i cant think of a better way to explain this

thanks, russ

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/2 "2004-11-22T12:48:58Z")

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Hi Russ,

just use the converter Filename - Tag with a formatstring like  
**%album%\%dummy%**  
to import the directory name to the album tag field.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rustie)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/3 "2004-11-22T13:06:26Z")

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thanks for the prompt reply florian.  
my next question is that i have some various artist albums, would it be possible so instead of copying the full directory name eg "various - essential r&b 2004" i could justhave "essential r&b 2004" in the album tag field?

thanks in advance, russ

ps i love this prog, its made my life so much easier. thanks for all your hard-work 😃

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/4 "2004-11-22T13:21:42Z")

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Just use  
**%dummy% - %album%\%dummy%**  
on these albums.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@rustie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rustie)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/5 "2004-11-22T13:28:02Z")

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your a god, thanku hehe

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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, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-album-title/1472/6 "2026-02-09T12:19:16Z")

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