# Naming new folder from its content's metadata?

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [October 7, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651 "2026-10-07T14:17:28Z")
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### Author: ![Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Afex)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/1 "2026-10-07T14:17:28Z")

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Hi,

Leo added functionality to create folder from selection, which is awesome, `Copy MOVE HERE CREATEFOLDER`. I was wondering if it is possible to use metadata of its contents in its name.

For example name a music folder as "{year} - {Album name}" from its ID3 tag.

Cheers.

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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/2 "2026-10-07T14:38:53Z")

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You can use Rename for that. The new name can include metadata and can specify subdirectories, moving the files as well as (optionally) renaming them.

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### Author: ![Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Afex)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/3 "2026-10-07T16:17:45Z")

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I don't know how to do any of that. Also, are we on the same page? I want to name the newly created directory, not renaming the files that has moved inside it.

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### Author: ![lxp](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/lxp/32/33734_2.png) [@lxp](https://resource.dopus.com/u/lxp)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/4 "2026-10-07T16:44:58Z")

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> [@Afex](#):
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> example name a music folder as "{year} - {Album name}" from its ID3 tag.

That would work like this:

```plaintext
Rename TO="{mp3year} {mp3album}\*" IGNOREEXT

```

Select the files you want to move and run the command on them.

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### Author: ![Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Afex](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Afex)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/5 "2026-10-07T22:52:04Z")

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It made a folder called `Rename TO={mp3year} {mp3album}` and a folder called ` IGNOREEXT` inside it and moved my files there.

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### Author: ![PassThePeas](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/passthepeas/32/50972_2.png) [@PassThePeas](https://resource.dopus.com/u/PassThePeas)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/naming-new-folder-from-its-contents-metadata/60651/6 "2026-10-07T23:02:23Z")

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