# Remove APEV2 Tags

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-apev2-tags/17870
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 20, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-apev2-tags/17870 "2016-04-20T07:14:46Z")
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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: [February 15, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-apev2-tags/17870/7 "2019-02-15T14:19:48Z")

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To remove APE tags,  
set File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg all off for all non-APE-tags.  
For APE set to on: read and delete  
Save the settings.  
Select all the files that should be treated in the files list.  
Select "Cut tags" from the context menu of the files list.  
Reset the options for all tags except APE to read, write, delete, set APE to delete only.

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