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.
This has been answered in the FAQs, see here:
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 ta…
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.
Use an action of the type "Format value" for _DIRECTORY
Format string: %album%
Great, that actually works, many thanks to you, you saved a lot of my grey cells.
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