Q: Cannot delete only ONE TAG from a batch of files
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Feb 3, 2016 5:05 AMby Barney-15E,I had found a way to do that and I think it was using one of the other methods besides the Tag button in Finder. However, I forgot what it was and cannot find the post where I explained it. Perhaps try the Inspector Window in Finder (cmd-opt-I). That is "Get Info" for the whole selection. I can't test it out right now, but I seem to remember one of the other ways of Tagging would allow you to delete one from many without adding all the rest.
Be careful with the shortcut for the Inspector. If you drop the Option key, you'll get one window for each file in the selection.
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Feb 3, 2016 12:47 PMby applehobo,Unfortunately no success, thanks for trying. The Inspector Window will also include all tags once I make changes. And deleting the tag is also no option since the tag is still used by other files. There are ways around it but it is cumbersome. Maybe someone knows about a third party software that does a better job?
In any case, tagging, even in its current in-perfect application, is still more useful than folders, I find.
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Feb 3, 2016 1:02 PMby dialabrain,As I mentioned at first I didn't think you could do what you want. I don't think it's even possible to write an algorithm that would. If you select multiple files at one time there is no way to change just one tag. If as you say you have 100 files selected with a mix of tags, how would any program delete the tag of just one or more of those files? How would it know which file(s) you wanted to change and which you didn't? That's why I said just chose the file you wanted changed.
I don't find it imperfect.
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Feb 3, 2016 1:24 PMby dialabrain,Perhaps you mean something else. If you want to remove the Yellow tag from all files that are marked with one. All you would need to do is Click on the Yellow tag in the sidebar which would list all files marked with a yellow tag, select them all then right click and deselect the yellow tag.
