# 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, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-apev2-tags/17870/9 "2019-02-15T15:14:33Z")

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Read APE tags  
Do not write them  
Set ID3 to write.  
Load the files,  
Select the files  
Press Ctrl-S to save tags.  
This should save the read APE contents to ID3 tags.  
Untick "Read APE" to check and press Ctrl-T to re-read the tags.

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