# Multiple artists in single folder
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892 "2020-08-12T21:57:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/1 "2020-08-12T21:57:24Z")
Hello there, I have a large number of files in one folder. They all belond to different artists and albums.
If I use DIRECTORY, everything gets moved to the folder of the first album the action is used against. Is there a way to have each album go into its respective Artist\>Album directory without manually creating all the necessary folders?
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### Author:  [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/2 "2020-08-13T04:28:43Z")
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the so called format string, which describes a pattern (or template) of a filename or a line in a tag-list file. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field n…
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/3 "2020-08-13T06:19:44Z")
> ### How to create directory structures based on the tags and move the files?
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> When you're using a backslash in a format string, Mp3tag will create a directory from the part of the format string in front of a backslash.
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> Here is an example that creates new directories under `D:\Music` :
> `D:\Music\$left(%artist%,1)\%artist%-%year%-%album%\$num(%track%,2). %title%`
Thanks Ryerman, that isn't the answer though.
Both actions move ALL the files in the folder to one new folder. I want each track to go to the respective Artist\>Album folder.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/4 "2020-08-13T06:43:38Z")
The HowTo says
Renaming files, creating folders and complete directory structures from tags can be done by using the  Converter \> Tag - Filename with a format string
But you used \_DIRECTORY instead of the \_FILENAME
So @ryerman's answer was correct - the application was not.
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/5 "2020-08-13T06:52:42Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> \_FILENAME
Thanks
It should have been:
\_FILENAME
`> A:\Music\Record\%artist%\%album%\$num(%track%,2) %title%`
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/6 "2020-08-13T06:57:16Z")
This is going to solve a lot of problems, I really appreciate your help.
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/7 "2020-08-13T07:10:52Z")
The downside is that any album art in the original folder doesn't get moved like it would with \_DIRECTORY. Not sure what I could do about that without manual intervention?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/8 "2020-08-13T07:26:19Z")
> [@sheepdisease](#):
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> The downside is that any album art in the original folder doesn't get moved like it would with \_DIRECTORY
Yes this is so.
The only way around:
Embed the covers in the audio files.
Rename only those files that need an extra folder.
Use a command shell to delete all picture files in all subfolders.
`del /s *.jpg`
Export all cover files with an action. The upside: you get nice consistently named picture files.
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/9 "2020-08-13T07:28:58Z")
Okay, so is there a way for mp3tag to check for any jpg or jpeg files in a folder and then ember them? If there is, I can add an action before running the file rename/directory change.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/10 "2020-08-13T07:32:16Z")
An action of the type "Import cover from file"
with a format string like "`*.jpg`
which takes the first jpg file found in the current folder.
Or you have a naming scheme to identify which cover file belongs to which file.
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/11 "2020-08-13T13:06:07Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> \*.jpg
Thank you, I didn't know that was possible. Would I have to create a separate action to include .jpeg? Also, is there a way to suppress any errors where a file cannot be found?
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### Author:  [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/12 "2020-08-25T16:52:33Z")
Could some please confirm?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/13 "2020-08-25T17:05:01Z")
> [@sheepdisease](#):
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> Would I have to create a separate action to include .jpeg?
> [@sheepdisease](#):
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> Could some please confirm?
Isn't this something that you can easily find out yourself?
Or yes, to confirm: the file system reacts only to those strings that you specify.
But as wildcards are allowed, you could also use
`*.j*g`
if that leads to better results.
No, I don't think that you can suppress OS messages.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-single-folder/49892/14 "2020-09-24T17:05:13Z")
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