# Tag to Foldername possible?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 5, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081 "2020-03-05T06:22:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@DeadVoivod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DeadVoivod)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/1 "2020-03-05T06:22:15Z")
My new radio omits the album tag, which is f.ex. **1999 - Album1** , and instead uses the normal folder name, which only is **Album1** , no year preceding.
I would like to change all my folder names, so that they would exactly look like the album tag meaning **1999 - Album1**.
Is that possible?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/2 "2020-03-05T06:25:10Z")
This has been answered in the FAQs, see here:
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/2):
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> How to rename files based on tags? Renaming files, creating folders and complete directory structures from tags can be done by using the [:mt\_ttf:] Converter \> Tag - Filename with a format string. A format string is used to describe the structure of the desired filename. Besides using normal placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...) and arbitrary text (e.g., Music) it also allows for separating folders with the backslash \ character. Here is an example that renames the file based on the t…
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### Author:  [@DeadVoivod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DeadVoivod)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/3 "2020-03-05T08:37:34Z")
Ok, I found exactly that thread before posting my question as I don't have the slightest idea what to do to get it like I want. Their example doesn't help.
I need to change the folder name, not the filename, thus I would need a tag - foldername option.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/4 "2020-03-05T08:41:47Z")
Use an action of the type "Format value" for \_DIRECTORY
Format string: %album%
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### Author:  [@DeadVoivod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DeadVoivod)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/5 "2020-03-05T08:49:57Z")
Great, that actually works, many thanks to you, you saved a lot of my grey cells.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-foldername-possible/48081/7 "2020-04-04T20:29:01Z")
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