# Removing remembered strings
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 7, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488 "2011-09-07T04:20:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@RobbieG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RobbieG)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/1 "2011-09-07T04:20:52Z")
I like how the "Tag - Filename" option remembers previously used strings. However, there are so many remembered, I cannot quickly choose my most used ones. I was looking for a way to either clear it or edit it so I can make it a list of my most commonly used strings.
Thanks!
Robbie G
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/2 "2011-09-07T07:26:52Z")
You can delete an entry from the input history with [Shift+Entf]
It works for one at the time only, though. May be a bit tiring ...
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/3 "2011-09-07T07:29:51Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> You can delete an entry from the input history with [Shift+Entf]
> It works for one at the time only, though. May be a bit tiring ...
He means [Shift+DEL]
(Shift+Entf is on a German Keyboard)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/4 "2011-09-07T07:40:50Z")
> [@Mike\_nl](#):
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> He means [Shift+DEL]
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> (Shift+Entf is on a German Keyboard)
Drat!
I copied the info from a German thread and forgot to translate - you are right of course! Thank you.
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### Author:  [@RobbieG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RobbieG)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/5 "2011-09-07T12:23:12Z")
Perfect! Just what I was looking for! Thanks to both of you.
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### Author:  [@progprog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/progprog)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/6 "2011-09-07T20:04:47Z")
I asked this question recently, and got the same very helpful answer. 🙂 I have since discovered, though, that in some cases, this doesn't seem to work. The "deleted" string does disappear while the box is open, but then after closing and re-opening it, all the unwanted clutter is back again. ☹
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### Author:  [@jgt1942](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jgt1942)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/7 "2011-09-19T05:03:01Z")
Is there any way to sort the list? As I went through a HUGE library cleanup I created several different strings and found it helpful when I could easily select a string I previously created but they were not in alpha order and as the list grows it is difficult to find the string I need.
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### Author:  [@RobbieG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RobbieG)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/8 "2011-09-19T05:05:39Z")
> [@progprog](#):
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> I asked this question recently, and got the same very helpful answer. 🙂 I have since discovered, though, that in some cases, this doesn't seem to work. The "deleted" string does disappear while the box is open, but then after closing and re-opening it, all the unwanted clutter is back again. ☹
Unfortunately true. They all came back. ☹
Anyone have any other suggestions?
> [@jgt1942](#):
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> Is there any way to sort the list? As I went through a HUGE library cleanup I created several different strings and found it helpful when I could easily select a string I previously created but they were not in alpha order and as the list grows it is difficult to find the string I need.
Agreed.
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### Author:  [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/9 "2011-09-20T08:22:02Z")
> [@Robbie G](#):
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> Unfortunately true. They all came back. ☹
>
> Anyone have any other suggestions?
You have to click "OK" after deleting them. If you click "Cancel" the deleting is also canceled.
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### Author:  [@RobbieG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RobbieG)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/10 "2011-09-27T17:37:29Z")
> [@pone](#):
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> You have to click "OK" after deleting them. If you click "Cancel" the deleting is also canceled.
Thanks Pone, that worked!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-remembered-strings/12488/11 "2026-02-09T12:23:20Z")