# Filtering by folderpath
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 23, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688 "2008-04-23T14:06:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688/1 "2008-04-23T14:06:17Z")
Filter works fine for filename and folderpath, but I want to filter by filepath e.g. .\*\artist\track ? Anyone know a trick to do this? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688/2 "2008-04-24T07:48:41Z")
In the Filter panel, selecting "\_PATH" from the fieldlist should do it, but it doesn't.
Example using system placeholder "\_PATH":
This returns hits
Filterstring: ^Z:\\.+\\.+\\$
This returns nothing
Filterstring: ^Z:\\.+\\.+\\.+$
So "\_PATH" offers the same behaviour as "\_FOLDERPATH".
I think this is a buggy behaviour.
As a workaround proposal (not tested) you may create a new temporary tagfield called "PATH" or so and format this tagfield with Formatstring "%\_PATH%".
Then use the placeholder "PATH" in filter panel.
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688/3 "2008-04-30T15:48:51Z")
> I think this is a buggy behaviour.
I think you're right. I'll file a report.
Thanks D.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-folderpath/6688/4 "2026-02-09T12:20:54Z")