# \[X\] Didn't update file size after deleting a jpg cover file in a FLAC audio File
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590
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**Created:** [October 12, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590 "2011-10-12T21:25:57Z")
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### Author:  [@DeeJayOne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DeeJayOne)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590/1 "2011-10-12T21:25:57Z")
I have a problem with cover on FLAC audio Files :
1. I have added a jpeg file of about 400-500kb on a FLAC audio File.
After this action, the file size has increased normally (ORG file size + added jpeg file)
2. I would like to change this file by a new smaller jpeg cover file of about 200-300kb
First, I delete the previous cover jpeg file. But after this, there is no change of the FLAC file size ???
I attached the new smaller jpeg file. Normally, the new audio file size should be smaller of about 100-300kb but there is always no change on the FLAC audio file size.
I think there is a problem of updating the audio file size after deleting jpeg cover on FLAC File.
Rem. : This problem didn't appear with MP3 files.
Is it normal ? How to solve the problem ?
Regards
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590/2 "2011-10-12T21:59:06Z")
The posting in this topic could help:
[How to decrease the tagsize after deleting coverart](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8891/1)
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### Author:  [@DeeJayOne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DeeJayOne)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590/3 "2011-10-13T19:54:54Z")
Thanks Mike\_nl for the link !
The batch file realized by Lupercus using metaflac is an alternative solution that works fine.
So I think it will be very usefull if this feature could be included in a next MP3Tag version.
Regards
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### Author:  [@ptrk.mj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ptrk.mj)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590/4 "2011-10-19T20:07:17Z")
Is it true (for every tag type) that Mp3tag always zeroes removed fields and never rewrites files to reduce excessive padding?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-didnt-update-file-size-after-deleting-a-jpg-cover-file-in-a-flac-audio-file/12590/5 "2018-12-28T14:31:41Z")
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