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Execute the following command. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">file.ext</span> with a path to the file that you want to clean.

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	English	Actions
	Microsoft Office documents, such as .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx
	LibreOffice documents, such as .odt and .ods
	Audio files, such as .mp3, .flac, and .ogg
	Video files, such as .mp4 and .avi
	Archive files, such as .zip and .tar
	PDFs
	To open Metadata Cleaner, choose Apps ▸ Accessories ▸ Metadata Cleaner.
	<div class="caution">
	<p>It is impossible to reliably find and remove all metadata in complex file formats. For example, <i>Microsoft Office</i> documents can contain embedded images, audio, and other files containing their own metadata that Tails cannot remove.</p>
	<p>You should remove metadata on any files before you embed them into another document.</p>
	<p>Also, you should save files in simpler formats whenever possible. For example, instead of saving a text document as a .docx file, you can save the document as a plain .txt file.</p>
	Removing metadata from the command line
	Metadata Cleaner is a graphical interface for [mat2](https://github.com/jvoisin/mat2).
	You can also use mat2 directly on the command line:
	Open a Console.
	Execute the following command. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">file.ext</span> with a path to the file that you want to clean.
	<p class="command-template">mat2 <span class="command-placeholder">file.ext</span></p>
	After mat2 finishes, a copy of your file without metadata is available as <span class="command-placeholder">file.cleaned.ext</span>.

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`Alt` + `PageUp` or `Ctrl` + `↑` or `Alt` + `↑` or `Cmd` + `↑` or	Navigate to the previous translation in the current search.
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`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Enter` or `Cmd` + `Shift` +`Enter`	Unmark translation as Needing edit and submit it.
`Alt` + `Enter` or `Option` + `Enter`	Submit the string as a suggestion; this works the same as pressing Suggest while editing translation.
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