# move files to directory %artist% - (%year%) %album%

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 8, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677 "2015-03-08T18:52:18Z")
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### Author: ![RenedeVries](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@RenedeVries](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RenedeVries)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677/1 "2015-03-08T18:52:18Z")

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when I'm ready with taggin' I want to move my files like

\<directory\>\%artist% - (%year%) %album%\%track% - %titel%.mp3

how do I accomplish this?

I know this feature is in TagScan but I dont like to use TagScan.

Mp3Tag is my tool! ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:")

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677/2 "2015-03-08T19:01:54Z")

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You can use the Convert\>Tag-Filename function with a string just like the one you have used in your example, only with the filled in drive letter and directory name, e.g.  
e:\mp3s\%artist% - (%year%) %album%\%track% - %title%

If you want to use an action, create one of the type "Format tag-field" for \_FILENAME and the same string.

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### Author: ![RenedeVries](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@RenedeVries](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RenedeVries)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677/3 "2015-03-10T18:01:04Z")

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aha okay I have figured out all ready and created an action with "Format tag-field" for\_DIRECTORY ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:")

thank you 4 ur help!!!!

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677/4 "2015-03-10T18:25:10Z")

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> [@vries1974](#):
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> aha okay I have figured out all ready and created an action with "Format tag-field" for\_DIRECTORY ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:")
> 
> thank you 4 ur help!!!!

if you use %\_directory% then you rename the folder with all the files in it.  
If you want to do this, then leave out the format string for the filename. In your example you included the filename. So this would not be right.

If you use %\_filename% then you rename a single file in a folder or move it to a new folder. The old folder remains as it is.This may lead to empty folders.

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-files-to-directory-artist-year-album/16677/5 "2026-02-09T12:25:34Z")

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