# How to remove selected fields?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 3, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825 "2022-07-03T21:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ncfernan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@ncfernan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ncfernan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825/1 "2022-07-03T21:51:02Z")

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I have a bunch of files with some fields that are useless for my application, like acoustic fingerprint and such. Each file has a different collection of fields.

How can I set the fields that I want to remain in the file and delete all other fields?

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**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825/2 "2022-07-03T22:11:51Z")

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Select all of the files you want to update, and open the enhanced tag editor. From there select any of the fields you want to get rid of, and then use the big red “X” on the right. Do this for all fields you want to delete, then save.

Make sure you really want these deleted for all files before you try it. When it’s gone, it’s gone!

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**Author:** ![ncfernan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@ncfernan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ncfernan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825/3 "2022-07-03T22:33:12Z")

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WOW, fantastic! Thank you!

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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:** [July 4, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825/4 "2022-07-04T05:25:19Z")

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If you have a defined set of fields that you need/want to keep and it happens frequently that you get files with "superfluous" fields, then you can also apply an action of the type "Remove fields except".

> **[Remove Fields Except – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except/)**
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> Documentation on the Remove Fields Except action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

Still, it may be interesting to see what other fields came with the files and then have a closer look at them.

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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:** [August 3, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-selected-fields/57825/5 "2022-08-03T05:25:43Z")

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