{"id":1047,"date":"2010-05-12T14:06:25","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2021-05-22T13:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T07:43:04","slug":"remove-mp3-album-art-embed-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/remove-mp3-album-art-embed-images\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Album Art Images Embedded In MP3 Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered how some of your mp3 files show up with the album art icon instead of the standard mp3 icon when browsing through the mp3 collection on the hard disk? Also, does the cover image appear in the background when playing an mp3 file using Windows Media Player or any other music player?<\/p>\n

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Thumbnail image of the mp3 files as seen in Windows Explorer.<\/p>\n

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Remove Album Art from MP3 Files<\/h2>\n

The thumbnail image can come from JPG album art images (super-hidden) within that folder or pictures embedded into each mp3 file. If you need to remove the mp3 album art\/images for some reason, first configure Windows Explorer to show hidden and protected Operating System files. Use these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Press Win<\/kbd> + R<\/kbd> to launch the Run dialog.<\/li>\n
  2. Type control folders<\/code> and hit Enter.<\/li>\n
  3. Click the View tab<\/li>\n
  4. Enable “Show hidden files, folders, and drives.”<\/li>\n
  5. Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
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  6. Click OK.<\/li>\n
  7. Open the folder that contains the mp3 album, and delete the AlbumArt_{GUID<\/i>}_Large.jpg, AlbumArt_{GUID<\/i>}_Small.jpg and Folder.jpg images.
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    Does the Album art still appear?<\/h3>\n

    If the album art still appears for an mp3 file or album, that could be coming from the pictures embedded into the mp3 file, and you need an ID3 tag editor to remove them. There are several freeware products available; I used Mp3tag<\/a>, which supports Windows 7 through Windows 10.<\/p>\n

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    Select one or multiple mp3 files in Mp3tag.<\/p>\n

    Right-click on the image and click Remove cover<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    Note:<\/strong> There can be more than one image for each mp3 file. Do this for every image if you’ve selected an individual mp3 file. However, if you’ve selected multiple files and clicked on the Remove cover option, it removes all the cover art images from all the mp3 files. This bulk removal method is very handy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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    From the File menu, click Save tag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    That should remove all the album art images from the mp3 file.<\/p>\n

    Note that using Mp3Tag, you can also add additional album art images or change the “picture type” (cf. Picture Types ID3<\/a>) for the image that’s already embedded onto the mp3 file.<\/i><\/p>\n

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    The above are the available options.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Have you ever wondered how some of your mp3 files show up with the album art icon instead of the standard mp3 icon when browsing through the mp3 collection on the hard disk? 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