# Formatting Directory structure
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-directory-structure/7386
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 27, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-directory-structure/7386 "2008-10-27T05:36:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@BaronLSN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BaronLSN)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-directory-structure/7386/1 "2008-10-27T05:36:28Z")
Hi guys, I'm new to mp3tag, was forced to use it due to my new mp3 player not supporting APE tagging that I used in foobar... so all my music is properly tagged, but unreadable in my player.
Anyway, I've found what I need in order to embed album art, change over tag details, and rename the files themselves. What I'm having a problem with now, is that I'd like to correctly format my directory structure.
Currently my structure runs as follows (e.g) D:\My Documents\My Music\A\Acrimony\Tumuli Shroomaroom\Acrimony(stoner-psychodel\_space-doom)\Tumuli Shroomaroom
D:\My Documents\My Music\K\Kyuss\Welcome To Sky Valley\Kyuss-Welcome To Sky Valley
Now, what I'd like to achieve is D:\My Documents\My Music\A\Acrimony\Tumuli Shroomaroom
D:\My Documents\My Music\K\Kyuss\Welcome To Sky Valley etc.
Not sure how to do that though, I've managed to change the folder name via mp3tag, but not sure how/if it's possible to change higher order folder names, or restrict it's operation to remaining within artist folder etc.
Any help appreciated
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-directory-structure/7386/2 "2008-10-29T19:06:20Z")
You can create a completely new directory structure via the converter Tag - Filename using a format string with an absolute path, e.g.,
D:\My Documents\My Music\$left(%artist%,1)\\%artist%\\%album%\\%\_filename%
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-directory-structure/7386/3 "2026-02-09T12:21:10Z")