# comparing id3v1 and id3v2 tags

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comparing-id3v1-and-id3v2-tags/10415
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 10, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comparing-id3v1-and-id3v2-tags/10415 "2010-05-10T04:09:17Z")
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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: [May 10, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comparing-id3v1-and-id3v2-tags/10415/5 "2010-05-10T17:28:31Z")

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Detlev I think your method to copy an Id3v1 field to ID3v2 leads to the removal of all v2 tag fields that are not in the v1 tag.  
You need to export the v1 tag to a text file and import it from there.

The filter can also [compare tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10080/3).

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