# Folder rename from id3 tag

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 15, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240 "2014-10-15T13:41:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ner](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ner)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/1 "2014-10-15T13:41:53Z")

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Hi, I searched the forum but didn't find anything related to what I want to do.

I have a large library of mp3's filed like this:

Artist  
---Album1  
---Album2

What I'd like to do is rename the album folder using the year tag:

Artist  
---Album1 (Year)  
---Album2 (Year)

Is this possible using mp3tag?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/2 "2014-10-15T14:21:20Z")

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You can do this with the convert-menue (Tag-Tag) or you can do it with an action (Format Value).

Field: \_DIRECTORY  
String: %album% (%year%)

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**Author:** ![ner](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ner)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/3 "2014-10-15T15:24:58Z")

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Thanks for the reply, the action worked a treat.

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![djeurotraxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@djeurotraxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djeurotraxx)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/4 "2014-10-21T19:55:07Z")

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How do you get \_DIRECTORY into the field dropdown list, so it doesnt have to be typed in each time?

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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:** [October 22, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/5 "2014-10-22T03:35:02Z")

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I think the list only contains real fields and no psedo-fields.  
Anyway: if you use the same conventions again and again, it could be an idea to create an action of the type Format value. In that action dialogue, you find \_DIRECTORY in the dropdown-list.

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**Author:** ![djeurotraxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@djeurotraxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djeurotraxx)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/6 "2014-10-22T18:42:54Z")

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That works too! Thanks a lot! 🙂 ![:music:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/2ba05d1ade5eb0d15fc173be6f717dbe63890a70.gif ":music:")

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-rename-from-id3-tag/16240/7 "2026-02-09T12:25:19Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC