# itunes and filename
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 3, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612 "2013-04-03T20:28:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@hshrader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hshrader)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/1 "2013-04-03T20:28:32Z")
Appreciate some help to impact on the file names for iTunes
Currently i have situations like this: – Artist is Rachmaninov, Album is Russian Album, Album Artist is Anna Netrebko.
The file is:
Music\Anna Netrebko\Russian Album\02 Song of Wonder.
How can i do a bulk change so file is:
Music\Rachmaninov\Russian Album\02 Song of Wonder ?
In short, it seems that file names are using Album Artist instead of Artist.
Thanks,
H
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### Author:  [@garym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garym)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/2 "2013-04-03T22:51:14Z")
Use CONVERT \> tag to filename. Mask should be:
.\%artist%\%album%$num(%track%,2) %title%
Play with this a bit. Not sure you need the leading "."
edit: actually probably works with following since you are leaving under \music:
%artist%\%album%$num(%track%,2) %title%
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### Author:  [@hshrader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hshrader)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/3 "2013-04-05T00:36:09Z")
Your advice was right for the file name but i didn't ask my questions correctly. The result was from:
G:\Music\Anna Netrebko\Russian Album\02 Song of Wonder
to
G:\Music\Anna Netrebko\Russian Album\ Rachmaninov - Russian Album - 02 Song of Wonder
But, I’d like to get to:
G:\Music \Rachmaninov\Russian Album\02 Song of Wonder
I would like to adjust not just the file name (which is 02 Song of Wonder).
Can Mp3Tag support this adjustment all the way up the directory? And if it can, will iTunes recognize the files after the change? And if not, is there simple way to get itunes to rescan?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/4 "2013-04-05T03:24:50Z")
> [@hshrader](#):
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> ...G:\Music \Rachmaninov\Russian Album\02 Song of Wonder
>
> I would like to adjust not just the file name (which is 02 Song of Wonder).
>
> Can Mp3Tag support this adjustment all the way up the directory? And if it can, will iTunes recognize the files after the change? And if not, is there simple way to get itunes to rescan?
>
> Thanks!
If you "only" want to rename the directory then use an action of the type "Format value" for \_directory and enter an absolut path without the filename, e.g.
g:\music\%composer%\%album%
If you then (also) want to rename the files (and not the directory) add another action of the type "Format value" for \_filename with the mask.
You can also use the converter Tag-Filename but this will leave you with a lot of empty folders if your new naming pattern creates new folders. Also, non-music files do not get moved.
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### Author:  [@hshrader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hshrader)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/5 "2013-04-05T06:06:04Z")
I follow but am unsure where to start. Can you be explicit - i am a newbie. "Use an action of the type "Format Value" for \_ directory.....i am not sure what my first action is in Mp3Tag, eg. do i do this in Convert tag- filename? I looked for a "Format Value" option but didn't find. I suspect i should actually write in G\music\%composer%\%album% somewhere...
I am happy to play around with a couple of files but need a little push.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@i\_edgars](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/i_edgars)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/6 "2013-04-06T15:38:16Z")
QUOTE (hshrader @ Apr 5 2013, 11:06) \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
You must create a new Action:
[http://content27-foto.inbox.lv/albums/i/i\_...zadi/Action.jpg](http://content27-foto.inbox.lv/albums/i/i_edgars/Dazadi/Action.jpg)
Provided that the files and folder is the same hard drive.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/7 "2013-04-06T15:52:26Z")
> [@i\_edgars](#):
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> You must create a new Action:
> ... Provided that the files and folder is the same hard drive.
@i_edgars: Nice workflow.
I think it is the policy of this forum to attach the dumps directly in this forum as otherwise the chances of the picture being lost (and the information also) are fairly high.
I think that the renaming action actually works over drive boundaries - which implies that you can really move complete folders from one drive to the next.
@hshrader: Actions, their creation and the types are described in the FAQs in this section [/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
(see Notice! at the top of this thread).
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### Author:  [@i\_edgars](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/i_edgars)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/8 "2013-04-06T17:38:22Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> ... this forum to attach the dumps directly in this forum as otherwise the chances of the picture being lost ...
I am too bad know English. Without attach I find it hard to speak.
@ hshrader's case, the FAQ is not enough. You can get mistaken and unnecessary folder. There was a significant overall Folder **"Music"**!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/9 "2013-04-06T17:46:25Z")
> [@i\_edgars](#):
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> ...@ hshrader's case, the FAQ is not enough. You can get mistaken and unnecessary folder. There was a significant overall Folder **"Music"**!
Actually, I tried to express my approval to show the workflow in a dump.
The only thing I had to criticize was that the link for the dump leads to a remote site and that the (same) data is not stored on the server of this forum. So in case the remote server ceases to work, the (good!) figure is lost. So if you find a way to attach the picture with a link to the forum's server it will stay with your post.
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### Author:  [@hshrader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hshrader)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/10 "2013-04-07T04:35:52Z")
Thank you. Working on it... If i am successful, any idea how itunes will react. Will it recognize the changes and link the music between i-tune and the directory? I fear it will freak out and not be able to make the connection.
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### Author:  [@i\_edgars](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/i_edgars)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/11 "2013-04-07T05:07:59Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> ... and that the (same) data is not stored on the server of this forum. So in case the remote server ceases to work, the (good!) figure is lost. So if you find a way to attach the picture with a link to the forum's server it will stay with your post.
I'm was corrected it!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-filename/14612/12 "2026-02-09T12:24:25Z")