# Grandparent Folder Renaming

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/grandparent-folder-renaming/60973>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 15, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/grandparent-folder-renaming/60973 "2023-05-15T02:12:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/grandparent-folder-renaming/60973/2 "2023-05-15T02:17:07Z")

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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.

> [@Renaming parent folder for new hierarchy](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-parent-folder-for-new-hierarchy/46303):
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> Hey there, I'm trying to sort the hierarchy and filename of my music using the following Tag-Filename format string: %albumartist%(%year%) %album%$num(%track%,2) - %title% an example of the current output shows below: "Y:( done )\Embrace of Thorns\2018 - Scorn Aesthetics\02. Mutter Aller Leiden.mp3" -\> "Y:( done )\Embrace of Thorns\2018 - Scorn Aesthetics\Embrace Of Thorns(2018) Scorn Aesthetics\02 - Mutter Aller Leiden.mp3" The above sorting is flawless, and I was wondering if there is the…

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