# Mac Action from Convert Filename to Tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [June 19, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303 "2023-06-19T16:02:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@YesThatJose](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/YesThatJose)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303/1 "2023-06-19T16:02:51Z")
Hi everyone,
After hours of trying everything I read and nothing working I figured I'd ask here.
For whatever reason a chunk of my library has decided to delete all of my Title, Artist, and Album tags. Luckily these were all sorted into Artist/Album/ folders.
I've been trying to create and action to RETAG the missing Artist, Album and Title fields but no action i set up so far works.
I use the manual "Convert File name to tag" function but I am really trying to avoid doing that 500 times.
Format String:album/artist/title works there.
In the Actions Menu however I have tried all of the following variations to no avail:
IMPORT TAG FIELDS
source format: \_path
formatstring: artist\album\title
result: nothing happens
source format: \_path
formatstring: artist/album/title
result: title field literally updates to the path to the file
source format: \_directory
formatstring: artist\album\title
result: nothing happens
source format: \_directory
formatstring: artist/album/title
result: nothing happens
source format: \_filename
formatstring: artist\album\title
result: nothing happens
source format: \_filename
formatstring: artist/album/title
result: nothing happens
FORMAT TAG FIELD
Field: \_directory
Format: artist/album/title
result: folder is renamed using incorrect artist, album, title tags.
Field: \_directory
Format: artist\album\title
result: nothing
Field: \_filename
Format: artist\album\title
result: file is renamed using incorrect artist, album, title tags.
Field: \_filename
Format: artist/album/title
result: file is renamed and sorted into new folders using incorrect artist, album, title tags within existing folder.
Example - Correct Artist/Correct Album/Correct Title.mp3 becomes
Correct Artist/Correct Album/Incorrect Artist/Incorrect Album/Incorrect Title.mp3
I would attempt to do it with PATH but that doesn't present itself in the drop down menu.
I keep rereading the same topics but i can't seem to get this to work. Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303/2 "2023-06-19T16:13:18Z")
> [@YesThatJose](#):
>
> I use the manual "Convert File name to tag" function but I am really trying to avoid doing that 500 times.
>
> Format String:album/artist/title works there.
You can use that on multiple files at once.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303/3 "2023-07-19T16:13:20Z")
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