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Thread ID: 80184 2007-06-14 07:34:00 Delete "comments" ID3 tag in mp3 files Chris815 (10270) Press F1
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559030 2007-06-14 07:34:00 For some reason most of my mp3 files have acquired random numbers and letters in the "Comments" ID3 tag/field. (eg. "00001946 00001A4A 0000579B 00005FA5 0001119E 0001119E 00008000 00008000 0001119E 0001119E")

Is there any reason why this has happened, and how can I delete all of them at once instead of individually (which would take me hours)?

Thanks!
Chris815 (10270)
559031 2007-06-14 08:23:00 Use a mass-tagging program. You should be able to update only one field (i.e. the comments field). Just set this to a blank and then set it to work. Note that if you have a lot of files and they are ID3v2 tags, this may take a while - because ID3v2 is stored at the beginning of the file, the whole file must be rewritten to apply a tag.

Unfortunately I can't recommend a program - it's been years since I last needed to do this.
Erayd (23)
559032 2007-06-14 10:53:00 I found out I could just select all of the files and do it at the same time by just blanking the comments field! I didn't need to use a mass-tagging program, although I did try a couple (doesn't show up in iTunes).
I still don't know why this happened though...
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