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#1

OK, I can not seem to find help anywhere about what I need to do, I am hoping someone here can come up with an answer. What I want to do is simply move an original mp3 folder with all the files in it inside a new folder containing the artist name example:

Music\Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3-2004
Would become
Music\Damageplan\Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3-2004

I don't want to rename any of the mp3 files or the original folder file. I just want the entire dir moved into a folder inside the artist name.

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#2

This task can be solved by different ways.
Here is a proposal, which moves only the media files, and will leave alone other files.

Convert "Tag-Filename"
Formatstring: $replace(%_folderpath%'$',%_directory%'$',%artist%''%_directory%)''%_filename%

Here is a proposal, which will create a new folder, which is one level above the folder containing the tracks.

Convert "Tag-Tag"
Field: _DIRECTORY
Formatstring: %_folderpath%'..'%artist%''%_directory%

See also ...
/t/10728/1
/t/16957/1

DD.20171007.1030.CEST

#3

If the files are already in the correct number of folders (and have not to be separated), then use an action of the type "Format value" or the function Convert>Tag-Tag for _DIRECTORY:
Format string: %artist%\%_directory%

#4

This worked great thank you so much!

#5

DetlevD YOU ROCK! Thanks so much it worked perfectly!

#6

DetlevD Everything works perfect 1 last question is there a way I can add the year of the album before the folder Example
Music\Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3-2004
would become
Music\Damageplan\2004 - Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3-2004

#7

Do apply Convert "Tag - Tag" [Alt+5] ... or ... Action "Format value", on tagfield _DIRECTORY.

Proposal 1 (this proposal relies on tagfield YEAR having a value):

%_folderpath%'..\'%YEAR%' - '%ARTIST%'\'%_directory%

Proposal 2:

%_folderpath%'..\'[%YEAR%' - ']%ARTIST%'\'%_directory%

Meaning of square bracket clamb [...]:
If there exists a value within the tagfield YEAR, then apply the formatstring within the square brackets, otherwise skip the square bracket code.

Note: The given formatstring takes the value %year& from the first selected track and moves the entire selection to one new folder.

DD.20171008.1535.CEST

#8

DetlevD I tried both ways and they work for adding the year to the artist folder but I would like it added in front of the original dir when it moves it.
your example was
Music\Damageplan - 2004\ Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3

what I was looking to do was
Music\Damageplan\2004 - Damageplan-New_Found_Power-CD-MP3

have it be the only thing added to the moved original folder. Thanks for your time.

UPDATE:
I may have figured it out myself with this...
%_folderpath%'..'%artist%''%year%' - '%_directory%

Am I right?

#9

Yes you are right, probably I had not had enough sleep in the past night.

DD.20171008.1916.CEST

#10

Thanks appreciate all the help!