# Using tag files to build music directory

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-files-to-build-music-directory/56340
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-files-to-build-music-directory/56340 "2022-02-15T23:19:19Z")
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### Author: ![Todd](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/fbc32d/32.png) [@Todd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Todd)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-files-to-build-music-directory/56340/1 "2022-02-15T23:19:19Z")

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I have an old iPod's iTunes directory, which I can bring up with my OS X version of MP3 tag. The program creates a long list of mp3s (I have a lot of files). What is confounding me is trying to create a directory structure of music that I can export to a Brennan B2 device. The Brennan requires artist/album/track structure

Thanks all

Todd

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-files-to-build-music-directory/56340/2 "2022-02-16T07:11:31Z")

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> [@Todd](#):
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> my OS X

I assume that this is a question for the Mac section.  
See here:

> [@Rename Files and Import Tags from Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-import-tags-from-files/51720):
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> Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or to rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the format string, which describes a pattern or template of a filename. A format string consists of any characters and predefined placeholders or scripting functions. Every placeholder begins with the percent sign %, followed by a tag field name and ends with the percent sign. …

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-files-to-build-music-directory/56340/3 "2023-02-07T20:03:41Z")

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