# MP3Tag does not handle paths with a space before a folder name

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 23, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051 "2023-05-23T00:42:03Z")
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### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051/2 "2023-05-23T00:51:10Z")

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This follows the Microsoft spec. See here for a similar discussion.

> [@Whitespaces in path are wiped while renaming](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whitespaces-in-path-are-wiped-while-renaming/54411/3):
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> Yes, i saw that post, but this happenes to my path, not filename (i checked, and my filename to tag format leaves all spaces in filename - wherever i put them). To clarify, i am not using any action for this, $left(%artist%,1)%artist%%artist% - %title% is just format in tag - filename option.

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