Is it possible to rename the grandparent folder? i.e. the folder named "album" in my example. .\music\artist\album\CD1\track.flac

I think there may be a certain misconception: If you have a folder named my_album with 2 folders: my_album\CD1\file.mp3 my_album\CD2\file2.mp3 and you start with file.mp3 and rename the grandparent folder "my_album", the rename also the folder for file2.mp3 - which will probably be problematic -…

If you want to see just as many folders as before but the ALBUM folder with a new name, although it is 2 levels up, you first have to move all the files to the level of the album and then rename the parent folder. In any case: use an absolute path to get the levels right. First rename _DIRECTORY (…

Thank you. I had my fingers crossed, hoping upon hope that I missed something obvious. I hadn't! Can't have everything in a tagging app, even in a great tagging app.

Thanks ohrenkino, I've gone back to using an old program no longer updated, but it does work. I can load the top most directory and all the ones below it recursively. Select the ones to rename and then do so. Not sure it's available any more. It's "The Rename" by Hervé Thouzard. Or use the Bulk Re…

Grandparent Folder Renaming

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MotleyG May 15, 2023, 2:17am 2

There are a couple of ways to do this, depending if you want to only change the directory itself, or if renaming the filename is also a consideration.

This thread has some good info to follow either way.