# batch remove id3 tags?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 18, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914 "2004-03-18T21:33:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![guava](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@guava](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/guava)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914/1 "2004-03-18T21:33:53Z")

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hello,

first of all, i have been using Mp3tag for a little while now. i have never cared about organizing my mp3 tags enough to actually do it, but since i found this program i've been on a roll. it's a great program, thank you to florian for making it!

i was wondering if there is a way to remove all the id3.1 tags from a directory (and its subdirectories). i use only the id3.2 tags for mp3s, and because i am neurotic i do not like them to have both. 🙂

there is an option that i saw in the config to remove it, but it doesn't seem to actually remove it when i edit and save the tags.. or maybe i am doing something wrong?

thank you for your help!

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914/2 "2004-03-18T21:44:41Z")

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Hi guava,

I'm glad that you like Mp3tag 🙂

To remove ID3v1 Tags simply enable the option at Options, Tags, Mpeg and use the function File, Remove Tag.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914/3 "2004-03-18T21:52:44Z")

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one day ill donate Florian some money for his program, i swear 🙂 lol  
/me is drunk, over and out

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914/4 "2004-03-18T22:01:04Z")

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> [@](#):
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> /me is drunk, over and out

Dano, enjoy your evening 😃

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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 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/914/5 "2026-02-09T12:19:12Z")

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