# Discnumber folders **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 15, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discnumber-folders/18709 "2017-02-15T00:08:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dsplzion](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@dsplzion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dsplzion)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discnumber-folders/18709/1 "2017-02-15T00:08:20Z")
Hello All. First let me begin by saying mp3tag is a fantastic program. I use it all the time and it has simplified my life a LOT. It does a ton of stuff for me in the exact way that I want it to and it keeps getting better all the time. Now, that being said... I have this one particular issue that I haven't been able to solve and I'm trying again. I, like many others, would like to be able to get mp3tag to create folders for multi-disc albums structured such that: Pulse\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 1 - 01 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond.mp3 Pulse\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 2 - 01 - Speak To Me.mp3 becomes Pulse\Disc 1\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 1 - 01 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond.mp3 and Pulse\Disc 2\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 2 - 01 - Speak To Me.mp3 Now, I have been able to get mp3tag to rename the folder that the files are in based on album name and year using: Format Value: \_Directory Format String: %year% - %Album% That is no problem. But when I tell it to further rename the folder to a %Discnumber% based folder, it happily creates the folder but will not move the files to the new location. Hence I end up with: 1995 - Pulse\Disc 1 1995 - Pulse\Disc 2 1995 - Pulse\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 1 - 01 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond.mp3 1995 - Pulse\Pink Floyd - Pulse - Disc 2 - 01 - Speak To Me.mp3 My current action for this is: Format Value: \_Directory Format String: %\_folderpath%\Disc %discnumber% Is there something I'm missing or is this simply not possible? btw, these are separate actions, one works, the other does not. Thanks for your help. dsp ---
**Author:** ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discnumber-folders/18709/2 "2017-02-15T01:37:08Z")
This is a common misunderstanding. If you want to move files, format \_filename, not \_directory. Try this: ``` Format Value: _FILENAME Format String: %_folderpath%Disc %discnumber%\\%_filename_ext% ``` ---
**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/discnumber-folders/18709/3 "2026-02-09T12:26:40Z")