# Working with CUESHEET blocks in FLAC files - detect and remove

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-cuesheet-blocks-in-flac-files-detect-and-remove/64368
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 11, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-cuesheet-blocks-in-flac-files-detect-and-remove/64368 "2024-04-11T13:57:50Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-cuesheet-blocks-in-flac-files-detect-and-remove/64368/3 "2024-04-11T14:08:59Z")

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> [@Daksol](#):
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> It would be useful to be able to work with these in MP3Tag.

Until such a possibility will be implemented, you can create a so called "Tool".

> **[Tools – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tools/)**
>
> Documentation of Tools configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

You can use nearly the same command  
`metaflac --remove --block-type="CUESHEET"`  
but you need to call it for the selected FLAC files with a parameter like `%_path%`

For detailed instructions, you could have a look here:

> [@Why does certain artwork break Windows Explorer Metadata?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-does-certain-artwork-break-windows-explorer-metadata/59995/4):
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> The example file has a really large embedded picture, it's 3MB which breaks Windows Explorer. If you remove it or resize it from within Mp3tag (e.g., via Adjust Cover), the preoccupied space is still left as padding (which is reserved space for future changes). Unfortunately, it might be still too large for Explorer to handle. Before you ask: 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 cr…

This are the necessary steps to create a new Tool:

1. Open Mp3tag and go to File -\> Options -\> "Tools"
2. Click on the "New" ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/d/2/d24ee4b79c1680a4bcdfb4e514c20402204cc453.png) button to create a new tool.
3. In the "Name" field, enter a name for the tool (e.g., "Remove CUESHEET in FLAC").
4. In the "Path" field, enter the full path to the metaflac executable file on your computer.
5. In the "Parameter" field, enter the command line parameters for metaflac that you want to use, like  
`--remove --block-type="CUESHEET" "%_path%"`
6. Activate the "for all selected files" checkbox.
7. Click "OK" to save the new tool.
8. Close the Options dialog and go back to the main Mp3tag window.

Right-click on a FLAC file and go to "Tools" \> "Remove CUESHEET in FLAC" (or whatever name you entered for the new tool) to use the tool on the selected file(s).

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