# How to remove cover art AND shrink file size?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-cover-art-and-shrink-file-size/9558
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-cover-art-and-shrink-file-size/9558 "2009-12-20T02:40:04Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-cover-art-and-shrink-file-size/9558/2 "2009-12-20T08:16:47Z")

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If you remove cover art via Mp3tag from FLAC files, Mp3tag keeps the free space as padding for future changes.

If you really want to get rid of the free space you'd have to use another tool (e.g., the metaflac command line utility).

Kind regards,  
Florian

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