# Renaming creates subdirectories in only one parent
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-creates-subdirectories-in-only-one-parent/1502
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 6, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-creates-subdirectories-in-only-one-parent/1502 "2004-12-06T08:58:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-creates-subdirectories-in-only-one-parent/1502/1 "2004-12-06T08:58:31Z")
There is a problem in renaming to subdirectories. It only works if a single directory is loaded. Otherwise all subdirectories are created under the directory in the directory list box--not under the one in the grid. Here I loaded Vivaldi first, then Grieg, but all results of renaming go to Vivaldi.
Using: %album%\%track% - %title%
"D:\Mp3\Share\0404\Edvard Grieg\Masters - 13 - Rigaudon.mp3" -\>
"D:\Mp3\Share\0404\Antonio Vivaldi\Masters\13 - Rigaudon.mp3"
"D:\Mp3\Share\0404\Antonio Vivaldi\Quatre Saisons - 01 - Allegro - Le Printemps.mp3" -\>
"D:\Mp3\Share\0404\Antonio Vivaldi\Quatre Saisons\01 - Le Printemps.mp3"
I'm not sure this problem has always been there. It may be related to the breaking of renaming to relative directories set out in my previous post. I actually noticed this bug after loading a large playlist--files in the same format, but scattered throughout my library. In the case of a playlist, it tries to rename to subdirectories of the playlist directory, definitely not a good thing.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2004, 10:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-creates-subdirectories-in-only-one-parent/1502/2 "2004-12-06T10:33:28Z")
Please see my answer regarding working directories [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1500/1). In this case you can use
..\%artist%\%album%\%track% - %title%
to prevent the problems.
Best regards,
~ Florian