# Possible to delete field with Format value action?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 11, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043 "2015-07-11T00:52:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/1 "2015-07-11T00:52:56Z")

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Is it possible somehow? I tried leaving the "format string" box empty but the action couldn't be created that way (the OK button wouldn't work).

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**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/2 "2015-07-11T01:00:49Z")

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The remove fields action is there for that purpose.

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**Author:** ![aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/3 "2015-07-11T01:06:30Z")

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I know, but I can't use IF functions in it to delete certain tags based on file type. And I'd like to be able to do what I'm trying to do with a single Action Group.

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**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/4 "2015-07-11T01:17:42Z")

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Then use %dummy% as the format string

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**Author:** ![aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/5 "2015-07-11T01:45:59Z")

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It works! ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:")  
Thanks

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-delete-field-with-format-value-action/17043/6 "2026-02-09T12:25:45Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC