# How do I output folders in a certain format?
**URL:** https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-do-i-output-folders-in-a-certain-format/1778
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 30, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-do-i-output-folders-in-a-certain-format/1778 "2021-05-30T21:13:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@andl](https://discourse.beets.io/u/andl)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-do-i-output-folders-in-a-certain-format/1778/1 "2021-05-30T21:13:30Z")
This should be basic beets stuff but I want to output all folders as:
[year] - [album name]
if they are in a artists’ folder otherwise it should simply be
[artist] - [album name] (year)
I’ve looked in the documentation and all around and I can’t see where it’s explained how to overwrite the output format, though I know that the config file exists.
Also… Let me add that I love this library. I’ve spent all day working with it and my music collection feels so much cleaner now.
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### Author:  [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-do-i-output-folders-in-a-certain-format/1778/2 "2021-06-01T11:11:06Z")
Hello!! Maybe you’re looking for the `paths` section of the configuration?
[https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/config.html#path-format-configuration](https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/config.html#path-format-configuration)
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### Author:  [@andl](https://discourse.beets.io/u/andl)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-do-i-output-folders-in-a-certain-format/1778/3 "2021-06-08T09:40:10Z")
Perfect! I just needed a nudge in the right direction. Thanks.