# Both v1 and v2 Tags in Same File
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185 "2004-08-04T14:56:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@MQMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MQMan)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/1 "2004-08-04T14:56:01Z")
I've got a number of files that have both v1 and v2 tags embedded in them. Is there a way, also recursively, to strip out the v1 in this case.
If not, is there a way to ensure that the data in both tags is in sync. (For the fields that are common).
Cheers,
Eddie
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/2 "2004-08-04T15:03:06Z")
this is almost the same question as this: [/t/1183/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1183/1)
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/3 "2004-08-04T15:21:18Z")
To strip the ID3v1 tags, select removing of ID3v1 tags and then hit [CTRL+R].
To synchronize the tags first, go to the topic d4n0 pointed out.
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### Author:  [@MQMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MQMan)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/4 "2004-08-04T17:00:10Z")
Well, it's not quite the same. 😉
Where there's ony 1 tag, either a v1 or a v2, I want to leave the file alone. It's **only** if both are present that I want to strip out the v1. I don't really want to re-process all the v1 files to make them v2.
Also, that tip doesn't "sync" the tags. I transfers from one to another. So, if I have both v1 and v2, it looks like I have to decide up-front which I want to populate the v2 with. Either the v1 **or** the v2.
Cheers,
Eddie
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/5 "2004-08-04T17:52:58Z")
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> Where there's ony 1 tag, either a v1 or a v2, I want to leave the file alone. It's only if both are present that I want to strip out the v1. I don't really want to re-process all the v1 files to make them v2.
You could right click the ListView columns (_Filename_, _Path_...) and select _Customize columns ..._. Then add the _TAG_ field from the left pane to the right one. If you want to apply changes only to files containing one tag, sort the list by clicking on the newly added _TAG_ column and select the files which don't appear as having two tags.
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> Also, that tip doesn't "sync" the tags. I transfers from one to another. So, if I have both v1 and v2, it looks like I have to decide up-front which I want to populate the v2 with. Either the v1 or the v2.
Not exactly sure what you mean. If you want to copy the ID3v1 tags to the ID3v2 tags, select reading of ID3v1 and writing of ID3v2, select the files you want to edit, press [CTRL+C] and then [CTRL+V]. If you want to copy ID3v2 tags to ID3v1, select reading of ID3v2 tags and writing of ID3v1 tags.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/both-v1-and-v2-tags-in-same-file/1185/6 "2026-02-09T12:19:14Z")