# Batch remove extended tags
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 6, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968 "2024-06-06T12:06:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/1 "2024-06-06T12:06:57Z")
I'd like to batch remove some of the extended tags in my mp3 collection.
I saw another thread that said you can do it with an action that says remove everything except...
I'm too nervous to do that as I can't risk losing 20 years of meticulous tagging!
How can I do it one one tag at a time (in batch mode)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/2 "2024-06-06T12:09:31Z")
Instead of using
> **[Remove Fields Except – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except/)**
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> Documentation on the Remove Fields Except action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
you could try it with
> **[Remove Fields – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields/)**
>
> Documentation on the Remove Fields action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/3 "2024-06-06T12:11:10Z")
> [@bigcitydealer](#):
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> I can't risk losing 20 years of meticulous tagging!
It is always a very good idea to backup the data regularely.
Especially before you remove metadata fom your files.
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### Author:  [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/4 "2024-06-06T12:14:46Z")
Oh yes.
My music collection is triple backed up....
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/5 "2024-06-06T12:35:09Z")
> [@bigcitydealer](#):
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> How can I do it one one tag at a time (in batch mode)
Load the files
Select the files
Open the extended tags dialogue Alt-T
Select the field that you want to delete and click on the red x.
Click OK to apply the changes.
Repeat that for every field that you want to remove.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968/6 "2024-07-15T13:21:04Z")
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