# Need to populate the Folder name in Album Tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [July 25, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014 "2022-07-25T23:28:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@mmwmm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mmwmm)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014/1 "2022-07-25T23:28:12Z")
Hi there guys i've been using this software since i had it on my Windows PC and after it crashed i upgraded to the Mac and have purchased it. However the interface is a bit different.
I want to know if it is possible for application is able to pull the specific folder name that i have opened, that shows me all the songs in it. I want create a action where if i run the action it will put only the name of the specific folder the songs are in and show it in the "Album" tag. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014/2 "2022-07-26T06:40:11Z")
Did you have a look at the documentation?
> [@Rename Files and Import Tags from Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-import-tags-from-files/51720):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or to rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the format string, which describes a pattern or template of a filename. 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 name and ends with the percent sign. …
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### Author:  [@mmwmm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mmwmm)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014/3 "2022-07-26T08:38:40Z")
thanks for that %\_directory% is what i was looking for.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-populate-the-folder-name-in-album-tag/58014/4 "2022-08-25T08:39:30Z")
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