# Remove tag fields with exceptions **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 11, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621 "2018-08-11T20:45:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/5f9b8f/32.png) [@xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xxThe_Dice_manxx)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/1 "2018-08-11T20:45:31Z")
Greetings I'm a complete newb to this tagging thing so please bear with me. What I want is to remove ALL tags but the following: Artist Title Genre Year (only year no date) I would like to do this on all MP3's and 100's/1000's at a time. Can it be done? if so how? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/2 "2018-08-11T20:57:21Z")
You could try the action "Remove fields except": > **[Remove Fields Except – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/remove-fields-except/)** > > 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. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/3 "2018-08-11T21:00:00Z")
Select the files Press Alt-T to open the extended tags dialogue See the list of fields that are available in at least one file. Select the field that you do not want, click the red x to select the field for deletion. Do so with all the fields. Click OK to save the changes.. ---
**Author:** ![xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/5f9b8f/32.png) [@xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xxThe_Dice_manxx)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/4 "2018-08-11T21:06:59Z")
This appears to work but where it says Track 1 of 44 it is leaving the 44. How do I get rid of the 44 without manually going from file to file removing it? ---
**Author:** ![xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/5f9b8f/32.png) [@xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xxThe_Dice_manxx)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/5 "2018-08-11T21:16:27Z")
Thanks everyone for your fast replies btw, I know the number of tracks isn't important and can only be seen in Musicbee but my OCD knows it is there and therefore it must go away lol. ---
**Author:** ![xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/5f9b8f/32.png) [@xxThe\_Dice\_manxx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xxThe_Dice_manxx)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/6 "2018-08-11T21:19:59Z")
Derp, I got it! I just selected all the culprit files at once in MB and deleted the 44 and it removed it in them all, So simple. Thanks all for helping, bye. ---
**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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tag-fields-with-exceptions/42621/7 "2026-02-09T12:27:36Z")