# \[SOLVED\] Auto-numbering total tracks on a per-folder basis
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 25, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269 "2017-08-25T10:05:41Z")
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/1 "2017-08-25T10:05:41Z")
My first post here: hi all of you!
After a lot of search with no result I wonder if there is a way in order to write track number in x/x format using the total tracks Tag-Tag Convert function on a per-folder basis...
Running 2.79 version and using the following string:
$num(%TRACK%,1)/$num(%\_COUNTER%,1)
the program seems perfectly able to write track numbers and total tracks, but only for ALL files selected just as if they were in a single folder/album and then I do not know if there is a way to write total tracks number resetting total tracks autonumbering for each sub-folder.
Any addressing will be more than appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/2 "2017-08-25T10:10:42Z")
Answered a few days ago.
[Actions question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/19257/2)
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/3 "2017-08-25T11:00:29Z")
Thanks **stevehero** , but I'm not sure if there was a misunderstanding...
Currently I have a "Rock" folder containing a lot of sub-folders named as each Artist/Album title.
All tags of all audio-files are already written.
Now I want to set all Track numbers followed by Total Tracks number of each folder/album letting the existing track numbers and "simply" adding the folder/album related Total Tracks number.
Running Mp3tag (2.79) and select "Rock" directory then ALL files existing in all sub-folders result as selected.
Using "Convert \> Tag - Tag" function with the following string
$num(%TRACK%,1)/$num(%\_COUNTER%,1)
it does renumber ALL tracks in ascending order and then add a related Total Tracks number that does result as incorrect because it does consider all selected files like in a single folder.
If I add each sub-directory individually then that way does work correctly, but I do not want to select individually over than 750 sub-folders.
May be it is a mission impossible...
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/4 "2017-08-25T11:10:43Z")
> [@logon](#):
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> of each folder/album
This can be done natively by CTRL+K or  with reset counter for each dir enabled.
It works on a per folder basis. Regardless of the hierarchy of the files.
Maybe I'm still picking up wrong.
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/5 "2017-08-25T11:47:12Z")
> [@stevehero](#):
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> This can be done natively by CTRL+K or  with reset counter for each dir enabled.
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> It works on a per folder basis. Regardless of the hierarchy of the files.
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> Maybe I'm still picking up wrong.
Many thanks for your appreciated reply, but I thought that myself was wrong not even you!
Anyway, I already tried that way and results are just as in the attached screenshot (related to 2 folders/albums only just to show results): please, where am I wrong?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/6 "2017-08-25T12:04:07Z")
You would have to sort the files by \_DIRECTORY so that all files from one folder come together as a group.
So: first sort them by track, then by \_directory.
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/7 "2017-08-25T12:09:00Z")
Yes, that way it does work: so many thanks, **ohrenkino**!
Thanks all of you.
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/8 "2017-08-25T13:03:23Z")
You can change the default behaviour of how the columns sort by using something like **_ohrenkino_** mentioned only translated to the column setup.
Here's my sort entry for the album column for example. Takes into consideration formats as I may have mp3s or FLACs so they need them to be sorted in order too.
%album% %\_extension% %discnumber% %track% %\_directory%
So you could use something like:
%discnumber% %track% %\_directory%
This would be the same as clicking the **discnumber** column, then **track** then **\_directory**
Right mouse click on the column to edit this, see: **Sort by.**
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/9 "2017-08-25T15:03:24Z")
Many thanks for your informative post!
In my specific case since the player in my car shows the disc number of FLAC files even if it is 1/1 I've removed disc number at all from tags "replacing" that with a custom file naming/tagging that does include the 2+ disc possible info and all album-folders are named by alphanumeric.
So it has been enough for me adding a "Path" column at the end of the line and clicking on it...
However, really a great program!
Thank you all
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/10 "2018-01-21T10:44:05Z")
Hi all!
Strange enough after about 5 months from the described (and solved) issue now it seems that I'm no longer able to convert TRACK tags to x/x format (on a per-folder basis, of course)...
Using the usual string **$num(%TRACK%,1)/$num(%\_COUNTER%,1)** it writes the TOTAL track number ignoring the per-folder basis instruction (please look at the sshot in attachment): why?
Any suggestion more than welcome!
Mp3tag v2.85
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/11 "2018-01-21T11:38:47Z")
None except the track numbering wizard knows anything about directory change.
So, %\_counter% counts all the selected files and does not reset at a folder boundary.
You either select only files of one folder and apply the action or use the track numbering wizard.
Also, I think that the variable to count the total number of files should not be %\_counter% but %\_total\_files%.
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### Author:  [@logon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/logon)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/12 "2018-01-21T16:28:35Z")
Yes, you're right **ohrenkino** and it does work great!
Sorry, but after 5 months I did not well-remember the issue...
Thank you so very much!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solved-auto-numbering-total-tracks-on-a-per-folder-basis/19269/13 "2026-02-09T12:26:58Z")