# How do I get rid of ID3v1 tags?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 16, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519 "2003-10-16T15:31:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@areve](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/areve)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519/1 "2003-10-16T15:31:54Z")
Using 2.14f (i.e. dev. version)
In File\>Options\>tags\>mpeg, I have
Read: ID3v2
Write: APEv2
Remove: ID3v1
I thought that if I would select a file and save it, it would remove ID3v1, but it doesn't. What do I do wrong?
- when I click on the "Logfile display" icon, I get a "Replace" window. If I cancel, it comes back again. If I cancel again, the logfiles appears. I guess it's a bug.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519/2 "2003-10-16T16:07:17Z")
Arnaud,
your settings are right, but you have to use the fuction _File, Remove Tag_ to remove tags of the type specified.
Thank you for the hint with the replace dialog - this was some early testing code of the new action framework 😉 It's fixed with the current [development build](http://developer.mp3tag.de).
With best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@areve](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/areve)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519/3 "2003-10-16T16:14:29Z")
Oh, ok 🙂
I thought that it would completely remove all tags.
Bug fixed indeed, thanks
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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/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:10Z")