Hi, I’m trying out mp3tag on Mac, and I need to rename the folder the tracks I have loaded are in using tag information, but it’s not working. After following the instructions in other posts, I’m using the Tag - Tag option with _DIRECTORY, but when I confirm, nothing happens, and the folder isn't re…

OK, I'm sorry — I read your previous post on the go. _DIRECTORY and _FILENAME are not available as fields at Convert → Tag - Tag for the Mac version. It's possible that your files now have a _DIRECTORY field, which you can double-check and remove via View → Extended Tags.... To achieve your goal,…

Can you post a screenshot of what you've entered as format string and what you expected the target folders to look like?

Hi Florian, thanks for the prompt response. Here is the screenshot: [Screenshot 2025-11-25 at 13.45.58] I expect this to rename the folder containing the tracks to what’s below the Formatstring, “Little Bird CDM,” in this case. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding how the functionality works? This is t…

That works, many thanks! Another question, is there a way to escape square brackets? I noticed if I do this [Screenshot 2025-11-25 at 14.32.07] The brackets are not included on the folder name

[image] gsinovsky: The brackets are not included on the folder name See the documentation on special characters in format strings: [image] Format Strings and Available Placeholders Documentation Mp3tag uses format strings in various of its features to de…

Folder renaming not working on Mac

Mac

ohrenkino November 25, 2025, 6:24pm 6

See the documentation on special characters in format strings:

Try ' (single quote) around the parenthesis.