# Extracting tags from folder **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 6, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881 "2013-07-06T05:47:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arindamcha](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@arindamcha](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arindamcha)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881/1 "2013-07-06T05:47:05Z")
I searched all over the forum but couldn't find the answer. Let's say that my folder names are just like these: Albumname (1983) I want to extract values from the folder so as to tag the MP3 files in the following manner: %album% (%year%) Will something like this do? %album% (%year%)\%dummy% I just don't want to make mistakes which is why I need an expert opinion, thanks! 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 6, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881/2 "2013-07-06T18:49:07Z")
> [@ArindamC](#): > > .... %album% (%year%) > > Will something like this do? > > %album% (%year%)\%dummy% > ... If you have found the variable names and stuff, where do you intend to use this mask? (Try the Converter Filename\>Tag) What does the preview show? If the preview shows the correct result: yes, you can use this construction. If the preview shows something else: no, don't use it. ---
**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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881/3 "2026-02-09T12:24:34Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC