# \[X\] cannot get rid of APE tags in mp3
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [October 26, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380 "2008-10-26T11:13:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@cteaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cteaser)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380/1 "2008-10-26T11:13:48Z")
hi guys!
First of all, thank you for mp3tag, it's a very fast and versatile program with a good usability.
Now about the my problem:
whatever combination of "read" "write" and "delete" of APE tags I use, I can never get rid of them.
I have (for whatever reasons) mp3s with APE tags and didn't "write" to APE tags (so they are wrong now).
I know, I could "tripple write" all the information, but that's sick. I simply want to strip the APE tags.
I would also like to point out that the configuration options (read/write/delete for each type) can cause any kind of "strange" behaviour like
- you don't see what you edit (e.g. you don't write APE, but read it)
- when editing you cause tag inconsistency (e.g. wou don't read or write APE, but they are still there and used by certain players)
More intuitive and consistent woud be:
choose what tag type you want to "maintain", non maintained types are "removed".
still, my current probem is:
"remove APE" seems not to work.
TIA,
chris
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380/2 "2008-10-26T12:23:03Z")
The tag types that you have selected in the "Remove" options are deleted if you use "File \> Remove Tag"
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### Author:  [@cteaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cteaser)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380/3 "2008-10-26T14:55:46Z")
thank you for this information - could remove APE tag now.
may I question the usability again?
neither the menu entry "remove tag" nor the following confirmation popup mention this "partial removal" in any way. at least the popup should ask "shall I remove APE tags?".
I would prefer the option to get rid of APE tags during a "normal update" (my wrong interpretation of the remove option). As I already pointed out, simply not updating the APE tags leads to potential insconsistencies - and no one wants that.
regards,
chris
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cannot-get-rid-of-ape-tags-in-mp3/7380/4 "2018-12-28T14:24:28Z")
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