# Importing tags from FOLDER and not filename?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-tags-from-folder-and-not-filename/11835
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 10, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-tags-from-folder-and-not-filename/11835 "2011-04-10T06:55:26Z")
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### Author: ![skullmonkey](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@skullmonkey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skullmonkey)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-tags-from-folder-and-not-filename/11835/1 "2011-04-10T06:55:26Z")

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Hello,  
great program and I just wonder is it possible to batch full tags from folder names?  
ex: My folder name is AAAAA - BBBBB. Is there any way, program, script that will fill all id3 tags of the mp3's in that folder to AAAAA as Artist and BBBBB as Album?

Thanks,  
S@

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-tags-from-folder-and-not-filename/11835/2 "2011-04-10T07:21:57Z")

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Guess Values  
Source Format: %\_directory%  
Guessing Pattern: %artist% - %album%