# Folder renaming not working on Mac

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-renaming-not-working-on-mac/70238
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [November 25, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-renaming-not-working-on-mac/70238 "2025-11-25T13:18:37Z")
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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: [November 25, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-renaming-not-working-on-mac/70238/6 "2025-11-25T18:24:43Z")

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> [@gsinovsky](#):
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> The brackets are not included on the folder name

See the documentation on special characters in format strings:

> [@Format Strings and Available Placeholders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-strings-and-available-placeholders/51688#characters-with-special-functionality-1):
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> Mp3tag uses format strings in various of its features to describe the structure of file names and imported data. A format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or slash characters / that usually denote directory structures. Characters with Special Functionality Some characters have special functionality and need to be treated with extra care. If you experience some unexpected behavior when using format string, check if some of t…

Try `'` (single quote) around the parenthesis.

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