# How can I remove existing tags from the existing list?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 23, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289 "2022-08-23T19:30:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![BJtheDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@BJtheDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BJtheDJ)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289/1 "2022-08-23T19:30:39Z")

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I the past I have made a number of typos when adding tags and these come back to haunt me every time I use MP3Tag, and I would be very happy to be able to remove these from the drop-down format string list that presents itself for me when I Right-Click, [C], [F]

I'm sure that tnere must be a way, but I have tried removing the unwanted tags from the list by pressing [delete] and [shift]+[delete] but neither of those works.

I'm hoping that somewhere in the program's folder is a simple text files that I can edit, but inspecting the content doesn't show a text file.

Any help available welcome please.

cheers BJ

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289/2 "2022-08-23T19:57:28Z")

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The dropdown list also has a right-arrow button which has the function "Reset list."  
Try that to remove all user-defined fields.

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**Author:** ![BJtheDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@BJtheDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BJtheDJ)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289/3 "2022-08-31T06:40:38Z")

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Thank you for the reply

Unfortunately [Reset list] does not appear for me.

BUT. Next to the drop-down list arrow is a boxed right-arrow, and when clicking that I found right at the very bottom "Manage History" - which does exactly what I was enquiring about.

Many thanx for the assist to finding the solution to my problem.

kind regards, BJ

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289/4 "2022-08-31T10:26:14Z")

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> [@BJtheDJ](#):
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> Unfortunately [Reset list] does not appear for me.
> 
> BUT. Next to the drop-down list arrow is a boxed right-arrow, and when clicking that I found right at the very bottom "Manage History" - which does exactly what I was enquiring about.

"Manage history" is still present at the Converter Tag-\>Tag if you click on the "right-arrow".

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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:** [September 30, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-existing-tags-from-the-existing-list/58289/5 "2022-09-30T10:26:17Z")

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