# How do I mass remove ID3v2 from a directory of mp3's?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-mass-remove-id3v2-from-a-directory-of-mp3s/19500
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 2, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-mass-remove-id3v2-from-a-directory-of-mp3s/19500 "2017-11-02T09:19:32Z")
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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: [November 2, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-mass-remove-id3v2-from-a-directory-of-mp3s/19500/2 "2017-11-02T09:56:59Z")

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> [@Dolphine](#):
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> ...When I import an mp3 that contains a ID3v2 entry, the names just show up as random alpha numeric characters. ...

If the program already displays data from ID3V2.3 tags (which it looks like) then the encoding could be the cause for the gibberish - see this thread on character encoding:  
[/t/2785/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2785/1)

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