Bullk Remove/Rename metadata

[daveb30]

I have a custom tag that has been added to all of on FLAC files. I generally adhere to old school practices and avoid spaces in names. However, when I view the metadata of my files I see a space. It has been a while since I ripped these but I thought that I gave the custom tag a name without spaces and the description was the only thing that had a space, but it seems I am wrong.

In Windows I am using File Explorer - right clicking the file - selecting dBpoweramp - Edit IDTags. I am having a few strange things happen.
I click the "x" to the right of the tag it appears to be deleted. But If I re-open the Edit ID Tags. The tag is still there. The value gets cleared but the tag remains. I have ~20k files so I don't want to do this in this fashion anyway but I could not find a bulk way to do this with dBpoweramp.

Metaflac lets me do this with a metaflac --remove-tag="Song Rating". if I then do a metaflac --show-all-tags it appears to be gone. BUT when I look at it with dBpoweramp after this (same steps as above) the tag is still there.

I would also be happy if I would just rename the tag to remove the space
Can anyone help... THANKS, Dave

[Spoon]

Convert to [ID Tag update] set as the encoder.

choose that tag deletion.

[daveb30]

I am not following. I have tried this via Batch Converter but get the same result.

[daveb30]

Spoon, I do this the encoder if I insert a new CD and I see where I can delete the tag. But I don't want to have to reinsert a CD to do this. I wanted to do this via the FLAC files on my NAS.

[garym]

Convert to [ID Tag update] set as the encoder.

choose that tag deletion.

Batch convert to [ID tag update]. From memory there are tabs in the popup window that allow you to set deletions or manipulations.

[daveb30]

I am really not understanding this. If I open Batch Convert it appears that I must work from a CD. I have already ripped to a FLAC file, I want to work from that file.

[simbun]

Metaflac lets me do this with a metaflac --remove-tag="Song Rating". if I then do a metaflac --show-all-tags it appears to be gone. BUT when I look at it with dBpoweramp after this (same steps as above) the tag is still there.

Metaflac works for me. Maybe it's an issue with dBpoweramp. Check the file with:

Powershell 7

Format-Hex -Path 01.01.flac -Count 1024

Linux/macOS

hexdump -C --length 1024 01.01.flac

[garym]

I am really not understanding this. If I open Batch Convert it appears that I must work from a CD. I have already ripped to a FLAC file, I want to work from that file.

No, batch convert only works with already ripped files. Are you sure you are not selecting batch ripper? That only works with CDs and is a different program.

[simbun]

I am really not understanding this. If I open Batch Convert it appears that I must work from a CD. I have already ripped to a FLAC file, I want to work from that file.

Are you sure you're not opening Batch Ripper (i've never used it)?
The left pane of Batch Converter is a file explorer interface where you select the files/folders to process.

EDIT: Beat me to it, but I can't delete the post.

[daveb30]

Thanks simbun but when I run the PS command I don't see the tag in question.
There are 1000's (maybe tens of 1,000s) of lines of I don't use the -count option
So it may or not be there. see the attached

[simbun]

Thanks simbun but when I run the PS command I don't see the tag in question.
There are 1000's (maybe tens of 1,000s) of lines of I don't use the -count option
So it may or not be there. see the attached

If you don't use -Count it'll output the entire file, so specify a larger size - depending on how many tags you have - e.g. 2048.

If you run the powershell command on a track that does contain a "Song Rating", then on the same track after metaflac removal, the tag should no longer appear.

Are you sure Edit ID Tag isn't configured to always show "Song Rating"? It's certainly not showing all your tags.

[daveb30]

Good catch , my bad... I mistyped. I've been trying everything and mistyped.
I was in Batch Converter where I was able to delete a tag from a FLAC file, or so I thought. After deleting the tag, only the value is actually deleted. If I reopen the file and look the tag is still there with no value.

In fact this is not just happening to my custom tag. I just deleted Genre and Date. But when I open it back up the tags/fields are still there, just with no values

[daveb30]

simbun - I am running PS 5.1
Here is the command and error I get when I try to run the PS command
Format-Hex -Path .\WildHeart.flac -Count 1024

PS R:\Abair Mindi - Copy\Wild Heart> Format-Hex -Path .\WildHeart.flac -Count 1024
Format-Hex : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Count'.

[garym]

Good catch , my bad... I mistyped. I've been trying everything and mistyped.
I was in Batch Converter where I was able to delete a tag from a FLAC file, or so I thought. After deleting the tag, only the value is actually deleted. If I reopen the file and look the tag is still there with no value.

In fact this is not just happening to my custom tag. I just deleted Genre and Date. But when I open it back up the tags/fields are still there, just with no values

Odd. I use mp3tag for tag editing and i dont see this when i delete a tag. That is, the tag field no longer shows up at all. Im not home to try with dbpa.

[simbun]

simbun - I am running PS 5.1

It looks like -Count is a PS 7 option.

You could try "HxD - Freeware Hex Editor and Disk Editor" (I won't include a link as it'll take ages to approve), or a tag editor such as Mp3tag (right click the track and select Extended Tags).

I don't use dBpoweramp for tagging so I can't test it myself, but I'm sure it's just displaying the placeholder, as it appears to be doing for AlbumArtist and Composer.