# Unable to remove/write tags for FLAC files with 16 MB+ embedded cover

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-remove-write-tags-for-flac-files-with-16-mb-embedded-cover/67170
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**Created:** [January 16, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-remove-write-tags-for-flac-files-with-16-mb-embedded-cover/67170 "2025-01-16T16:54:05Z")
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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: [January 16, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-remove-write-tags-for-flac-files-with-16-mb-embedded-cover/67170/4 "2025-01-16T18:03:21Z")

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I would investigate how the invalid falc tag got written in the first place and then see if that step can be revoked at the source or left out in the future.

Here is a thread / post that gives a hint about another program that may help you:

> [@Problems Cover Art FLAC files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-cover-art-flac-files/53063/16):
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> Yes, removal of padding (or at least resizing it to something that makes sense) is on my internal list of things to improve for Mp3tag. Until then, you can create this workaround using metaflac.exe (you can download it from the [FLAC website](https://xiph.org/flac/download.html), look for flac-1.3.2-win.zip). In Mp3tag, define a user-defined tool via Options → Tools, and name it, e.g., FLAC remove padding, put the path to metaflac.exe and use the parameters --remove --block-type=PADDING --dont-use-padding "%\_path%" If you want to …

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