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Renaming Artist Folders by SortingName (Last Name, First Name) #416

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opened 2026-02-20 12:00:43 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments

deekerman commented

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Originally created by @Kurchunk on GitHub (Jan 15, 2019).

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If I try and search my music folder it's difficult to find artists with the same first name, e.g.
John Mayer
John Paesano

Describe the solution you'd like
Sorting with artist's last name first should be a sorting option.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I've tried changing the folder names manually, but that is really time consuming and doesn't fit the "automatic" concept behind Lidarr. I would have to rename folders each time a new artist is added.

I've also considered only searching for files through a media player (e.g. Plex search) or using Windows "find" option, but this takes more time than simply navigating to a folder and typing, for example: "Pae" and jumping to "Paesano"

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I think users should have much more control over how files are named and organized. This is an area where Lidarr is very weak and seems like a no-brainer feature.

AB#319

Originally created by @Kurchunk on GitHub (Jan 15, 2019). **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** If I try and search my music folder it's difficult to find artists with the same first name, e.g. John Mayer John Paesano **Describe the solution you'd like** Sorting with artist's last name first should be a sorting option. **Describe alternatives you've considered** I've tried changing the folder names manually, but that is really time consuming and doesn't fit the "automatic" concept behind Lidarr. I would have to rename folders each time a new artist is added. I've also considered only searching for files through a media player (e.g. Plex search) or using Windows "find" option, but this takes more time than simply navigating to a folder and typing, for example: "Pae" and jumping to "Paesano" **Additional context** I think users should have much more control over how files are named and organized. This is an area where Lidarr is very weak and seems like a no-brainer feature. [AB#319](https://dev.azure.com/Servarr/7ab38f4e-5a57-4d70-84f4-94dd9bc5d6df/_workitems/edit/319)

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Type: Enhancement

Priority: Low

Area: Organizer

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deekerman commented

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@Qstick commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2019):

@danielunderwood this will require us return sort_name from artist table in MB. Can we add to metadata?

@Qstick commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2019): @danielunderwood this will require us return sort_name from artist table in MB. Can we add to metadata?

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@gabriel-vanca commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2023):

Any news on this? This seems like a fairly basic feature to me.

@gabriel-vanca commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2023): Any news on this? This seems like a fairly basic feature to me.

deekerman commented

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@danielunderwood commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2023):

@danielunderwood this will require us return sort_name from artist table in MB. Can we add to metadata?

@Qstick Don't know if I communicated back when this was implemented in metadata, but it should be there. The field is named sortname rather than sort_name or sortName, but that can be adjusted if needed.

@danielunderwood commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2023): > @danielunderwood this will require us return sort_name from artist table in MB. Can we add to metadata? @Qstick Don't know if I communicated back when this was implemented in metadata, but it should be there. The field is named `sortname` rather than `sort_name` or `sortName`, but that can be adjusted if needed.

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@Dude77777 commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2024):

Hi all, @danielunderwood it sounds like you are now pulling sortname from MB? What's missing to offer this as a field option in the Artist Folder Format? It would be great to have this basic feature.

@Dude77777 commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2024): Hi all, @danielunderwood it sounds like you are now pulling sortname from MB? What's missing to offer this as a field option in the Artist Folder Format? It would be great to have this basic feature.

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@Dude77777 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2024):

In addition to the above it would be great to be able to define Track Naming per Root Folder so that for example for Classic or for Compilations a different naming can be applied.

@Dude77777 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2024): In addition to the above it would be great to be able to define Track Naming per Root Folder so that for example for Classic or for Compilations a different naming can be applied.

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@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2024):

In addition to the above it would be great to be able to define Track Naming per Root Folder so that for example for Classic or for Compilations a different naming can be applied.

Completely off topic and unrelated to this feature request

@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2024): > In addition to the above it would be great to be able to define Track Naming per Root Folder so that for example for Classic or for Compilations a different naming can be applied. Completely off topic and unrelated to this feature request