# Removing one of multiple Genres leaves "\\\\" behind
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477 "2021-01-05T10:31:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@bbrip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bbrip)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/1 "2021-01-05T10:31:02Z")
I am trying to remove one of multiple genres stored in seperate GENRE fields.
When I do so using the "Replace Action" the double backslash is left behind....
Is there a better / different method of doing this?
Many thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/2 "2021-01-05T10:38:46Z")
Does this help?
> [@Find and replace \\\\ separator in Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-and-replace-separator-in-tags/13291):
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> I've been using dbPoweramp for several years to rip and tag CD's to flac and have only just now come across a problem with the default tag separators \\ in ARTIST, ALBUMARTIST GENRE etc. Someone in the forum has kindly provided a filter to find the files that contain \\ "$meta\_sep(Artist,\\)" HAS \\ EDIT: In fact used this filter to find them all ("$meta\_sep(Artist,\\)" HAS \\) OR ("$meta\_sep(Albumartist,\\)" HAS \\)OR ("$meta\_sep(Composer,\\)" HAS \\) but... Is there any way to find and r…
You have to apply an action either of the type "Remove duplicate fields" or "Merge fields".
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### Author:  [@bbrip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bbrip)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/3 "2021-01-05T10:48:25Z")
I am probably blind but I dont see any "merge Fields" action
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/4 "2021-01-05T10:55:59Z")
You're not blind, the "Merge fields" action is not available in the current version of Mp3tag for Mac.
See [this topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-actions/51435) for details and to get notified if and when I implement them.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/5 "2021-01-09T08:28:26Z")
FYI, I've added the Merge duplicate fields action type with Beta 5 🙂
> [@bbrip](#):
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> I am trying to remove one of multiple genres stored in seperate GENRE fields.
You can also use the newly added action type "Remove duplicate fields" for `GENRE` which would leave the first of the fields and remove the rest.
Another option is to use "Merge duplicate fields" to combine the multiple fields into one and separate the contents using a dedicated separator character (or string).
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### Author:  [@bbrip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bbrip)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/6 "2021-01-09T10:23:28Z")
The options to separate / join / remove multiple tag entries are just great. Makes it so flexible. Many thanks.
Just one question: On the "remove duplicates" action: Would it be possible to distinguish whether the first or the last entry is being removed? I have many instances where the entry I want removed is not the last, but the first... Maybe even one inbetween but I understand things get a bit tricky then. So I could live with the option to remove first or last entry.
Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-one-of-multiple-genres-leaves-behind/51477/7 "2023-02-07T19:59:43Z")
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