# Directory name to tag help needed

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-to-tag-help-needed/4684
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 31, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-to-tag-help-needed/4684 "2007-03-31T11:10:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![fairuza](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fairuza/32/172_2.png) [@fairuza](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fairuza)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-to-tag-help-needed/4684/1 "2007-03-31T11:10:04Z")

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I keep my mp3s in dirs like: Artist Name - Album Name

I want to copy the Album Name part of the dir into the mp3's "album" id3 tag field, but not copy the Artist Name part anywhere. How do I do this? I keep trying things but fail. ☹

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-to-tag-help-needed/4684/2 "2007-03-31T12:23:25Z")

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Menu Convert \> Filename - tag  
with the format string:  
%dummy% - %album%\%dummy%

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### Author: ![fairuza](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fairuza/32/172_2.png) [@fairuza](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fairuza)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-to-tag-help-needed/4684/3 "2007-03-31T23:21:10Z")

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Thanks! It's always so simple AFTER I see it. 🙂