# Help with format strings for folders

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-format-strings-for-folders/3076
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 22, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-format-strings-for-folders/3076 "2006-03-22T11:58:56Z")
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### Author: ![imasalad](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@imasalad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imasalad)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-format-strings-for-folders/3076/1 "2006-03-22T11:58:56Z")

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Hi there,

Complete novice when it comes to tagging, hopefully this exact question is not answered elsewhere on this site.

I'd like to make a formatting string that allows me to create a directory structure like:

Pearl Jam \ Vitalogy - 1994 \ 10 - Betterman.mp3

That's an example, not exact info of course.

I'd like a directory for the artist, then each album (and year) they release within the first sub-directory, then the actual filename (track number - track title) in the last sub-dir.

Does this make sense?

Thanks in advance for any help! This is a great program.

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