# Set Album tag to %directory%
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 12, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684 "2011-11-12T08:52:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@vorticity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vorticity)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684/1 "2011-11-12T08:52:21Z")
Dear community,
I am almost sure I am missing something - please help. The problem:
I have a filesystem with a very high sophisticated name system
[http://www.vorticity.de/mp3/alpha.txt](http://www.vorticity.de/mp3/alpha.txt)
Now I want to make it 'streaming-proof' or 'tag-proof'
The mp3-file has the structure
> > composer opus-nr opus-title movement-nr movement-title
it is in a subdirectory
> > composer opus-nr opus-title artist
What I want to do is: Set the tag album to %directory%.
I thought it would work with
converter %directory% into the selection-field and then on the right as destination - but unfortunately that's not the way, that just puts %album% into the selection-field. Who can help, please ?
My idea would be in the converter-menu an option 'tag - tag' with appropriate select-options.
Regards, Bernd.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684/2 "2011-11-12T09:06:16Z")
Use _Convert \> Filename - tag_
and enter
_%album%\%dummy%_
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### Author:  [@vorticity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vorticity)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684/3 "2011-11-12T09:19:19Z")
THANKS ! That's it !
And how could I have found it by myself ?
You saved my weekend - I was so close and then I thought: in vain...
And now it works.
Regards, Bernd.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-album-tag-to-directory/12684/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:26Z")