# How to move files to another directory of vulume
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-files-to-another-directory-of-vulume/55698
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 1, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-files-to-another-directory-of-vulume/55698 "2022-01-01T12:48:49Z")
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### Author:  [@bert55](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bert55)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-files-to-another-directory-of-vulume/55698/1 "2022-01-01T12:48:49Z")
L.s.
I'm not a programmer and searching how to move files with a certain tag (e.g. genre) to another directory or volume.
Howto?
Bert
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-files-to-another-directory-of-vulume/55698/2 "2022-01-01T12:54:55Z")
> [@bert55](#):
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> how to move files
see the "HowTos":
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/2):
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> 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…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-files-to-another-directory-of-vulume/55698/3 "2026-02-09T12:29:35Z")