# Remove all unnecessary tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 16, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-unnecessary-tags/16513 "2015-01-16T18:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BobVal](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@BobVal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BobVal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-unnecessary-tags/16513/1 "2015-01-16T18:52:26Z")
I would like to remove all but the basic tags from my MP3 files. Some of them have Covert Art in them, Some have song lyrics Is there a way I can remove all but the Basic information (Title, Artist, Album Artist, etc) Trying to make my MP3 files smaller (without changing quality) so I can get a few more on my Phone card. Thanks BobVal ---
**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:** [January 16, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-unnecessary-tags/16513/2 "2015-01-16T19:00:08Z")
There is an action for that: [https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except) remove fields except Supply a list of fields that you want to keep. Enter their name without % and without any blanks. Separate them with a ; I doubt that you will really save a lot of space as fields usually take up only a couple of bytes. And by considering the unavoidable padding, you will not see a lot of saving. And any data that you delete is hard to restore. ---
**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/remove-all-unnecessary-tags/16513/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:28Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC