# Unusual path being added when renaming
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 14, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057 "2026-04-14T19:46:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Trancedaddy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trancedaddy)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/1 "2026-04-14T19:46:00Z")
Hi,
I’m having an issue where the application is adding additional path when renaming the file of the application, I first thought it was because of the artist name Axwell /\ Ingrosso but I renamed it to be Axwell & Ingrosso and it still causing the issue.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/2 "2026-04-14T19:50:48Z")
Please show us (possibly with screenshots) the function that you use and the original data
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### Author:  [@Trancedaddy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trancedaddy)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/3 "2026-04-14T19:50:53Z")
Just to add to this it has also added an addition sub directory. As you can see it has added Axwell directory
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/4 "2026-04-14T20:04:07Z")
> [@Trancedaddy](#):
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> it has also added an addition sub directory
That has probably come from the backslash in the artists' name.
It would still be nice to see screenshots of the function that you use and the original data
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### Author:  [@Trancedaddy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trancedaddy)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/5 "2026-04-15T03:59:27Z")
Yes I figure that the /\ in the artist name is causing an issue. As for why I was getting that error it was to do with all the Action I take on my music files. Upon further investigation it comes to my DJ Name Correction where it changes Axwell & Ingrosso to there correct names of Axwell /\ Ingrosso
It also happened when I did a convert Tag - Filename
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/6 "2026-04-15T06:19:42Z")
Your Backslash fix in the `ARTIST` name will "break" your name into two parts when renaming:
Axwell`\`Ingrosso
This is by design. From the [documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/rename-files/#create-folder-structures-based-on-tags):
> If you’re using a backslash character `\` in a format string at **Convert → Tag - Filename** , Mp3tag creates a folder from the part of the format string in front of a backslash. This way, you can create folder structures based on tag information.
You could try using a similar unicode character instead of a real Backslash.
Something like `⧹` `﹨`
U+29F9 : BIG REVERSE SOLIDUS
U+FE68 : SMALL REVERSE SOLIDUS
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### Author:  [@arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arb)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/7 "2026-04-15T14:51:13Z")
I think the "specified path is invalid" error is a follow-up to `\` being used to create another directory, where Mp3tag then can't find the file because it's been moved to that new directory.
I'd suggest changing your function to use the `ARTISTSORT` tag where you can store "Axwell and Ingrosso" to rename your files with no conflicts and keep `ARTIST` with "Axwell Λ Ingrosso" for accuracy.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/8 "2026-04-15T15:51:59Z")
> [@arb](#):
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> I think the "specified path is invalid" error is a follow-up to `\` being used to create another directory, where Mp3tag then can't find the file because it's been moved to that new directory.
It looks like it is trying to use two drive letters in the same path (`M:\` and `D:\`)
Thats the reason for:
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> It would still be nice to see screenshots of the function that you use and the original data
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### Author:  [@arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arb)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/9 "2026-04-15T16:14:57Z")
I thought it might be a stray `%_filename%`, `%_folderpath%` or `%_directory%` but I just tried a **Replace** action type set to `_ALL` which would change every tag present in a file as per @Trancedaddy 's image.
I set it to change a word to a replacement with a `\` in it which does reproduce the issue. Mines notifies with an error stating "C:\Users\Owner\Downloads\C:\Program Files\WindowsApps..." etc. which is where my test file is stored _then_ where my version of Mp3tag is.
It doesn't actually change the filename/move the file to a new directory as I had thought but it does rename every tag where the input word was found then throws that error if it's found in the filename.
Don't want to call it a bug but maybe an inconvenience? I'd still recommend using `Λ` to circumvent the issue if an `ARTISTSORT` tag isn't desired.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/10 "2026-04-15T16:29:23Z")
> [@arb](#):
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> but I just tried a **Replace** action type set to `_ALL` which would change every tag present in a file as per @Trancedaddy 's image.
This is yet another reason why I would NEVER EVER use `_ALL` for a Replace action.
The result is inpredictable.
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### Author:  [@arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arb)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/11 "2026-04-16T19:44:53Z")
I’ve just read up again and seen `_ALL` can be replaced with `_TAG`, which affects all tag fields without touching the `_FILENAME`. That might be a safer option then the filename could be set with a separate action type like **Format value** once your tags have been finalised.
> **[Replace – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/replace/)**
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> Documentation on the Replace action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unusual-path-being-added-when-renaming/71057/12 "2026-04-23T19:45:52Z")
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