# Strip ID3 tags, leave Vorbis tags on FLAC?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 26, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419 "2005-10-26T13:41:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 5

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Newbielicious](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Newbielicious](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Newbielicious)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419/5 "2005-11-01T20:14:10Z")

</div>

[Link to referenced FAQ Page](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/965/9)  
This part of the FAQ suggests that the APE, MPC... option also works with FLAC files. Based on my problem above, it does not. I don't know if there are any official rules about what tag types are allowed on certain file types but I have heard of other people with ID3 tags on FLAC files so it can be done.  
I was able to solve my problem. I used MP3Tag to cut the Vorbis tag off to the clipboard, then a different (gasp!) tagger to cut the ID3 tags off, and then MP3Tag to paste the Vorbis tags back on. Worked fine, if not slowly and time consuming. I still think MP3Tag should have an options page just for FLAC and its tags, as more and more people are using FLAC for archiving.

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419)._