# How to make multi folder with my album tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-multi-folder-with-my-album-tag/42245
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 9, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-multi-folder-with-my-album-tag/42245 "2018-07-09T00:36:22Z")
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### Author: ![swarup](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@swarup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/swarup)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-multi-folder-with-my-album-tag/42245/1 "2018-07-09T00:36:22Z")

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i want to make multi folder with my album tag  
guess i have a folder and folder have 10 songs (dont have sub folder) but there have 2 different album tag

```
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1-track01.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1-track02.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1-track03.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1-track04.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1-track05.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2-track01.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2-track02.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2-track03.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2-track04.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2-track05.mp3

```

i wants there make two folder same as album name like this

```
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1\album1-track01.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1\album1-track02.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1\album1-track03.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1\album1-track04.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album1\album1-track05.mp3

C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2\album2-track01.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2\album2-track02.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2\album2-track03.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2\album2-track04.mp3
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\album2\album2-track05.mp3

```

if i try this then making just one folder  
C:\Users\Swarup\Desktop\New folder (4)%album%

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### Author: ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-multi-folder-with-my-album-tag/42245/2 "2018-07-09T03:44:17Z")

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Use Tag - Filename Converter on the tool bar:  
Format string: ` %_folderpath%$regexp(%_filename%,'(.+)(-).+',$1)\%_filename%`

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/2):
>
> How to rename files based on tags? Renaming files, creating folders and complete directory structures from tags can be done by using the [:mt\_ttf:] Converter \> Tag - Filename with a format string. A format string is used to describe the structure of the desired filename. Besides using normal placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...) and arbitrary text (e.g., Music) it also allows for separating folders with the backslash \ character. Here is an example that renames the file based on the t…

Or  
Use the "Format value" action.  
Field: \_FILENAME  
Format string: `%_folderpath%$regexp(%_filename%,'(.+)(-).+',$1)\%_filename_ext%`

Note: these regex expressions will give unexpected results if "album1" or "album2" has a dash (-)

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### Author: ![swarup](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@swarup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/swarup)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-multi-folder-with-my-album-tag/42245/3 "2018-07-09T15:14:50Z")

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thank you for example
