# Splitting the directory using actions
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 4, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950 "2023-02-04T13:23:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Everso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Everso)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950/1 "2023-02-04T13:23:55Z")
Hi all,
I am just starting to use actions and have hit a bit of a roadblock. I want to split a directory into 2 parts and apply each part to a different field. The split is delimited by " - " in the file name.
e.g.
file name would be "album bit here - title bit here.mp3"
So I want "album bit here" to become the album - "title bit here" to become the title.
This might not sound sensible but this is for a series of audiobooks and it does work for me. I can do this with a manual "file name to tag" and the following
`%album% - %title%\%dummy%`
but I can't see a wat to replicate this as an action step (or more likly 2 actions steps).
Anyone got any ideas?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950/2 "2023-02-04T13:31:04Z")
You could try to use the action "Guess Values":
> **[Guess Values – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/guess/)**
>
> Documentation on the Guess Value action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
Source format:
`%_FILENAME%`
Guessing pattern
`%ALBUM% - %TITLE%`
Please be aware that this action will overwrite whatever you currently have inside ALBUM and TITLE.
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### Author:  [@Everso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Everso)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950/3 "2023-02-04T14:41:45Z")
Perfect... Works like a charm.
Now all I need is to get a auto renumber working ... apprently that is a know issue for actions ☹ Looks like I have to do them one forlder at a time
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950/4 "2023-02-04T14:48:29Z")
> [@Everso](#):
>
> Looks like I have to do them one forlder at a time
The [new Auto-Numbering Wizard](https://docs.mp3tag.de/auto-numbering/) was [improved](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-19-released/59813#extended-auto-numbering-wizard-2) in the last Mp3tag version v3.19.
Maybe this can help you?
If you have questions about the GUI Auto-Numbering Wizard CTRL+K please create a new topic.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-the-directory-using-actions/59950/5 "2023-03-06T14:49:21Z")
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