# How to move complete contents of a folder including subfolders to a new folder under artists name?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 5, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991 "2024-03-05T23:04:05Z")
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### Author:  [@ripnburn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ripnburn)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991/1 "2024-03-05T23:04:05Z")
This is what I'm using in a quick action: `G:\Converted\$ifgreater(%_bitrate%,1400,$ifgreater(%_birate%,5000,%_bitrate%,'-=24.bit=-'),)\$upper(%_extension%)\%artist%\%_directory%`
But it only moves music files within original folder not music files in subfolders?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991/2 "2024-03-06T06:32:32Z")
%\_directory% always refers to the current folder.
If you have files in subfolders (?) then this is the current folder.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991/3 "2024-03-07T06:51:26Z")
You could rename the \_DIRECTORY with an absolute path in which you $replace() a part of it with the new data and keep the rest.
More details may follow with actual examples of the current path and the desired path.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-including-subfolders-to-a-new-folder-under-artists-name/63991/4 "2026-02-09T12:30:15Z")