# 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")
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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: [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")

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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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