# Need some help Moving Files to new location
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701 "2018-01-18T19:57:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/1 "2018-01-18T19:57:25Z")
Hi All,
I'm using Mp3tag in conjunction with dBpoweramp to clean up my library.
I thought I'd easily be able to move everything to a new location on my NAS using the Tag-Filename function, but quickly found out it didn't move the entire contents of the directory, Folder.jpg was left behind in the original location.
So after some searching on this forum I found out about the tag-tag function using the field \_DIRECTORY.
My format is like this:
I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%[$num(%discnumber%,1)-]$num(%track%,2) - %title%
So basically I'd like everthing to be moved to a new location with one folder for multidisc albums and with the discnumber (if present) added to the filename.
Something seems to be wrong though because I tested this with one album (not multidisc and no discnumber tag) and ended up with this folder path:
I:\MusicNEW\Bobby Bland & B.B. King\I Like to Live the Love **\07 - Goin' Down Slow\01 - Three O'Clock Blues.flac**
07 - Goin' Down Slow is the first track in the list in mp3tag, coincidence? I think not?
Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Michael
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/2 "2018-01-18T20:03:20Z")
> [@Michael\_vdW](#):
>
> .... I found out about the tag-tag function using the field \_DIRECTORY.
>
> My format is like this:
>
> I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%[$num(%discnumber%,1)-]$num(%track%,2) - %title%
>
> So basically I'd like everthing to be moved to a new location with one folder for multidisc albums and with the discnumber (if present) added to the filename.
>
> Something seems to be wrong though because I tested this with one album (not multidisc and no discnumber tag) and ended up with this folder path:
>
> I:\MusicNEW\Bobby Bland & B.B. King\I Like to Live the Love **\07 - Goin' Down Slow\01 - Three O'Clock Blues.flac**
>
>
>
> Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Michael
If you want to move a whole DIRECTORY then you should leave out anything that has to do with the filename.
So
I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%[$num(%discnumber%,1)-]$num(%track%,2) - %title%should only be:
I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%\
If you want to also rename the file then do that before you move the whole directory (or afterwards) - but do it in 2 steps.
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/3 "2018-01-18T20:09:53Z")
Thank you ohrenkino.
Currently my multidisc cd's are in their own folders with , disc 1 , disc 2 at the end.
I'm guessing that firstly moving everything to a new directory will put all the tracks from disc 1 and disc 2 in the same folder? Then it'll be easy to rename the individual files from there?
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/4 "2018-01-18T20:16:01Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> If you want to move a whole **DIRECTORY** then you should leave out anything that has to do with the filename.
Yeah, I guess I kinda missed this one 😃
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/5 "2018-01-18T20:20:25Z")
> [@Michael\_vdW](#):
>
> Thank you ohrenkino.
>
> Currently my multidisc cd's are in their own folders with , disc 1 , disc 2 at the end.
>
> I'm guessing that firstly moving everything to a new directory will put all the tracks from disc 1 and disc 2 in the same folder? Then it'll be easy to rename the individual files from there?
If you use an absolute path then the current set of files from the source folder are moved to the target folder.
If you rename a folder then you must have the whole folder structure ready in that respect that you cannot generate any new folders - you can only keep the current number of folders or merge several folders to a lower number.
That is why I cannot answer your question as I do not know if you already have separate folders for multi-disc albums or whether this should be the result after moving the files.
Although you say that the files are in separate folders, the format string that you supplied
I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%[$num(%discnumber%,1)-]$num(%track%,2) - %title%
uses the optional discnumber part as part of the filename and not as a folder name.
This one would:
I:\MusicNEW\%albumartist%\%album%[$num(%discnumber%,1)]$num(%track%,2) - %title%
As only one file (I think it is the first one) of a folder is evaluated, it is mandatory that this file has the discnumber set if that is to be used.
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/6 "2018-01-18T20:27:30Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> That is why I cannot answer your question as I do not know if you already have separate folders for multi-disc albums or whether this should be the result after moving the files.
Current situation is like this:
I:\AC-DC\Live, Disc 1
I:\AC-DC\Live, Disc 2
I'd like the contents of both the above folders moved to:
I:\MusicNEW\AC-DC\Live
And then rename the files to have the optional discnumer added.
I hope this clarifies it.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/7 "2018-01-18T20:36:59Z")
> [@Michael\_vdW](#):
>
> Current situation is like this:
>
> I:\AC-DC\Live, Disc 1
> I:\AC-DC\Live, Disc 2
>
> I'd like the contents of both the above folders moved to:
>
> I:\MusicNEW\AC-DC\Live
>
> And then rename the files to have the optional discnumer added.
>
> I hope this clarifies it.
I assume that "Live" is the name of the album.
So an action of the type "Format value" (or the Convert\>Tag-Tag function) for \_DIRECTORY and the
Format string: i:\musicnew\%artist%\%album%
should move all the files from the 2 folders to a single (new) one.
If you already have files with the name "folder.jpg" in the 2 folders, you will be asked if the second file should overwrite the first one.
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/8 "2018-01-18T20:40:38Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I assume that "Live" is the name of the album.
> So an action of the type "Format value" (or the Convert\>Tag-Tag function) for \_DIRECTORY and the
> Format string: i:\musicnew\%artist%\%album%
> should move all the files from the 2 folders to a single (new) one.
>
> If you already have files with the name "folder.jpg" in the 2 folders, you will be asked if the second file should overwrite the first one.
OK, thanks!
Will I be asked for every double Folder.jpg? That would mean having to click "overwrite" about 150 times I guess...
In that regard I'd better make sure the multidisc albums are handled first...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/9 "2018-01-18T20:43:13Z")
> [@Michael\_vdW](#):
>
> OK, thanks!
>
> Will I be asked for every double Folder.jpg? That would mean having to click "overwrite" about 150 times I guess...
>
> In that regard I'd better make sure the multidisc albums are handled first...
you could remove the "hidden" and "system" attribute first:
Open a Command shell, enter:
attrib -h -s folder.jpg /s
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### Author:  [@michaelvdw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelvdw)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-some-help-moving-files-to-new-location/19701/10 "2018-01-18T20:52:28Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> you could remove the "hidden" and "system" attribute first:
> Open a Command shell, enter:
> attrib -h -s folder.jpg /s
There's no hidden or system attribute set, just the archive attribute, which to my understanding is normal
I:\10CC\Greatest Hits 1972-1978\>attrib Folder.jpg
A I:\10CC\Greatest Hits 1972-1978\Folder.jpg