# How to tag albums when the album name appears as part of the path?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 12, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469 "2025-05-12T01:47:32Z")
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### Author:  [@jplank](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jplank)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/1 "2025-05-12T01:47:32Z")
I'm hoping someone can help me with tagging my mp3 files. I have a large collection of mp3's that I wish to tag. The album appears as part of the path. I am trying to use "Filename - Tag".
As a simplified example, suppose I have my mp3's in C:\music
Some tracks are located in:
C:\music\Album Title\Track1.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Track2.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Track3.mp3
...
etc
Others appear as:
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 1\Track1.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 1\Track2.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 1\Track3.mp3
...
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 2\Track1.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 2\Track2.mp3
C:\music\Album Title\Disc 2\Track3.mp3
...
etc.
The album title always appears as the folder name immediately after "C:\music" in the path.
I've tried using
C:\music\%album%%ignore%
But it's been unsuccessful. It doesn't seem to work for the type with multiple discs. I'm hoping to find a single mapping that works for both types since I have many folders to tag and it's not easy to separate them all.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/2 "2025-05-12T03:06:03Z")
> [@jplank](#):
>
> C:\music%album%%ignore%
The term %ignore% will create a new custom field. But what what help is to use a Quick Action with the type Guess Value and the term `C:\music\%album%\%dummy%`.
_EDIT: Corrected the typo in my original reply for %dummy%._
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### Author:  [@jplank](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jplank)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/3 "2025-05-12T03:09:26Z")
Thank you! I'm new to the "Guess Value" function. Do I enter C:\music%album%%dunny% as the Source Format or the Guessing Pattern? And do I just leave the other field blank?
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### Author:  [@jplank](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jplank)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/4 "2025-05-12T04:25:59Z")
Posting in case it's helpful to others. Guess values worked!
I used Source format: %\_path% and Guessing Pattern: C:\music%album%%dummy%
Thanks MotleyG!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/5 "2025-05-12T05:13:26Z")
> [@jplank](#):
>
> I am trying to use "Filename - Tag".
See also the documentation:
> **[Import Tags from File and Folder Names – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-filenames/)**
>
> Documentation on Filename to Tag, a converter to import tags from file and folder names. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
> [@MotleyG](#):
>
> the term `C:\music%album%%dunny%`.
Please note that the correct name for the dummy field is `%dummy%`
In the converter try:
Format string: `%album%\%dummy%`
The preview should help
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-albums-when-the-album-name-appears-as-part-of-the-path/68469/6 "2025-06-11T05:13:27Z")
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