# Fixing folder structure

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 26, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746 "2020-07-26T17:47:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![djdanko1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@djdanko1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdanko1)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746/1 "2020-07-26T17:47:18Z")

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After attempting to move my folder structure to Artist \> Albums\> tracks it noticed an error. It now goes Artist\> Artist\>Albums\> Tracks

Is there a easy way to remove the first (or second) artist folder?

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### 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 26, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746/2 "2020-07-26T17:55:07Z")

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You could use Convert\>Tag-Tag for \_DIRECTORY with an absolute path, e.g.  
Format string: `d:\music\%artist%\%album%`

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### Author: ![djdanko1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@djdanko1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdanko1)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746/3 "2020-07-26T17:58:39Z")

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That did it! Is there a good guide for the various different convert options and what they do?

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### 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 26, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746/4 "2020-07-26T18:01:11Z")

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The FAQs, HowTos:

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the so called format string, which describes a pattern (or template) of a filename or a line in a tag-list file. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field n…

and of course the help:

> **[Converters – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/)**
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> Converters. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

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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, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixing-folder-structure/49746/5 "2026-02-09T12:28:44Z")

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