diff --git a/addon/chrome/content/preferences.xhtml b/addon/chrome/content/preferences.xhtml
index acfdca2..5b0bd95 100644
--- a/addon/chrome/content/preferences.xhtml
+++ b/addon/chrome/content/preferences.xhtml
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@
       preference="__prefsPrefix__.syncAttachmentFolder"
     ></html:input>
   </hbox>
-  <checkbox
-    data-l10n-id="sync-updateTags"
-    native="true"
-    preference="__prefsPrefix__.sync.updateTags"
-  />
   <hbox align="center">
     <button
       onclick="Zotero.__addonInstance__.hooks.onShowSyncManager()"
diff --git a/addon/locale/en-US/preferences.ftl b/addon/locale/en-US/preferences.ftl
index e249330..61a4680 100644
--- a/addon/locale/en-US/preferences.ftl
+++ b/addon/locale/en-US/preferences.ftl
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ sync-period-label = Auto-sync period (seconds)
 sync-attachmentFolder-label = Attachment folder
 sync-manager =
     .label = Open Sync Manager
-sync-updateTags =
-    .label = Always update tags
-    .tooltiptext = Keep note tags in sync with tags in YAML header of the markdown file
-
 template-title = Template
 template-editor =
     .label = Open Template Editor
diff --git a/addon/locale/it-IT/preferences.ftl b/addon/locale/it-IT/preferences.ftl
index 0f59155..1b71564 100644
--- a/addon/locale/it-IT/preferences.ftl
+++ b/addon/locale/it-IT/preferences.ftl
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ sync-period-label = Intervallo della sincronizzazione automatica (secondi)
 sync-attachmentFolder-label = Cartella degli allegati
 sync-manager =
     .label = Apri Manager di sincronizzazione
-sync-updateTags =
-    .label = Aggiorna sempre i tag
-    .tooltiptext = Keep note tags in sync with tags in YAML header of the markdown file
-
 template-title = Template
 template-editor =
     .label = Apri Editor dei template
diff --git a/addon/locale/ru-RU/preferences.ftl b/addon/locale/ru-RU/preferences.ftl
index 23aee3d..b5f803c 100644
--- a/addon/locale/ru-RU/preferences.ftl
+++ b/addon/locale/ru-RU/preferences.ftl
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ sync-period-label = Авто-синк период (сек)
 sync-attachmentFolder-label = Attachment folder
 sync-manager =
     .label = Открыть Синк менеджер
-sync-updateTags =
-    .label = Всегда обновлять теги
-    .tooltiptext = Keep note tags in sync with tags in YAML header of the markdown file
-
 template-title = Шаблон
 template-editor =
     .label = Открыть  редактор шаблонов
diff --git a/addon/locale/tr-TR/preferences.ftl b/addon/locale/tr-TR/preferences.ftl
index e9a78ae..875f511 100644
--- a/addon/locale/tr-TR/preferences.ftl
+++ b/addon/locale/tr-TR/preferences.ftl
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ sync-period-label = Oto-Senkronize aralığı (saniye)
 sync-attachmentFolder-label = Ek Klasörü
 sync-manager =
     .label = Senkronizasyon Yönetimini Aç
-sync-updateTags =
-    .label = Her zaman etiketleri güncelle
-    .tooltiptext = Keep note tags in sync with tags in YAML header of the markdown file
-
 template-title = Şablon
 template-editor =
     .label = Şablon Düzenleyiciyi Aç
diff --git a/addon/locale/zh-CN/preferences.ftl b/addon/locale/zh-CN/preferences.ftl
index 2a1fbc6..08f17e5 100644
--- a/addon/locale/zh-CN/preferences.ftl
+++ b/addon/locale/zh-CN/preferences.ftl
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ sync-period-label = 自动同步周期 (秒)
 sync-attachmentFolder-label = 附件文件夹
 sync-manager =
     .label = 打开同步管理器
-sync-updateTags =
-    .label = 总是更新标签
-    .tooltiptext = 保持笔记标签与 markdown 的 YAML 头标签同步
-
 template-title = 模板
 template-editor =
     .label = 打开模板编辑器
diff --git a/addon/prefs.js b/addon/prefs.js
index 17aa068..407478a 100644
--- a/addon/prefs.js
+++ b/addon/prefs.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pref("__prefsPrefix__.syncNoteIds", "");
 pref("__prefsPrefix__.syncPeriodSeconds", 30);
 pref("__prefsPrefix__.syncAttachmentFolder", "attachments");
-pref("__prefsPrefix__.sync.updateTags", false);
 
 pref("__prefsPrefix__.autoAnnotation", false);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/import/markdown.ts b/src/modules/import/markdown.ts
index fcada14..4ec7efd 100644
--- a/src/modules/import/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/modules/import/markdown.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { addLineToNote } from "../../utils/note";
 import { config } from "../../../package.json";
-import { getPref } from "../../utils/prefs";
 
 export async function fromMD(
   filepath: string,
@@ -68,15 +67,5 @@ export async function fromMD(
       },
     });
   }
-
-  if (getPref("sync.updateTags")) {
-    const tags = mdStatus.meta?.tags || [];
-    noteItem.setTags(tags);
-    await noteItem.saveTx({
-      notifierData: {
-        autoSyncDelay: Zotero.Notes.AUTO_SYNC_DELAY,
-      },
-    });
-  }
   return noteItem;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/sync/hooks.ts b/src/modules/sync/hooks.ts
index cc4736a..d7d8f59 100644
--- a/src/modules/sync/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/modules/sync/hooks.ts
@@ -246,18 +246,19 @@ async function doCompare(
   } else if (MDAhead) {
     return SyncCode.MDAhead;
   } else {
-    const maxLastModifiedPeriod = 3000;
-    if (
-      mdStatus.lastmodify &&
-      syncStatus.lastsync &&
-      // If the file is modified after the last sync, it's ahead
-      Math.abs(mdStatus.lastmodify.getTime() - syncStatus.lastsync) >
-        maxLastModifiedPeriod
-    ) {
-      return SyncCode.MDAhead;
-    } else {
-      return SyncCode.UpToDate;
-    }
+    // const maxLastModifiedPeriod = 3000;
+    // if (
+    //   mdStatus.lastmodify &&
+    //   syncStatus.lastsync &&
+    //   // If the file is modified after the last sync, it's ahead
+    //   Math.abs(mdStatus.lastmodify.getTime() - syncStatus.lastsync) >
+    //     maxLastModifiedPeriod
+    // ) {
+    //   return SyncCode.MDAhead;
+    // } else {
+    //   return SyncCode.UpToDate;
+    // }
+    return SyncCode.UpToDate;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/template/preview.ts b/src/modules/template/preview.ts
index bae8809..d5a0440 100644
--- a/src/modules/template/preview.ts
+++ b/src/modules/template/preview.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import YAML = require("yamljs");
 import { getNoteLink } from "../../utils/link";
-import { getPref } from "../../utils/prefs";
 
 export { renderTemplatePreview };
 
@@ -56,12 +55,6 @@ async function renderTemplatePreview(
         libraryID: data.libraryID,
         itemKey: data.key,
       });
-      if (getPref("sync.updateTags")) {
-        const tags = data.getTags();
-        if (tags.length) {
-          header.tags = tags.map((tag) => tag.tag);
-        }
-      }
       html = `<pre>${YAML.stringify(header, 10)}</pre>`;
     }
   } else if (templateName.includes("ExportMDFileContent")) {
diff --git a/src/utils/convert.ts b/src/utils/convert.ts
index 8ad1033..531b182 100644
--- a/src/utils/convert.ts
+++ b/src/utils/convert.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async function note2md(
       );
       const cachedHeader = options.cachedYAMLHeader || {};
       for (const key in cachedHeader) {
-        if (key.startsWith("$") && key in header) {
+        if ((key === "tags" || key.startsWith("$")) && key in header) {
           // generated header overwrites cached header
           continue;
         } else {
@@ -126,13 +126,6 @@ async function note2md(
       $libraryID: noteItem.libraryID,
       $itemKey: noteItem.key,
     });
-    if (getPref("sync.updateTags")) {
-      const tags = noteItem.getTags();
-      header.tags = [];
-      if (tags.length) {
-        tags.forEach((tag) => header.tags.push(tag.tag));
-      }
-    }
     const yamlFrontMatter = `---\n${YAML.stringify(header, 10)}\n---`;
     md = `${yamlFrontMatter}\n${md}`;
   }
@@ -199,7 +192,7 @@ async function link2html(
     usePosition?: boolean;
   } = {},
 ) {
-  ztoolkit.log("link2html", link);
+  ztoolkit.log("link2html", link, options);
   const linkParams = getNoteLinkParams(link);
   if (!linkParams.noteItem) {
     return "";
@@ -1230,7 +1223,7 @@ async function processM2NRehypeImageNodes(
             src = jointPath(fileDir, src);
           }
           if (!(await fileExists(src))) {
-            ztoolkit.log("parse image, path invalid", src.slice(0, 50));
+            ztoolkit.log("parse image, path invalid", src);
             continue;
           }
         }
diff --git a/typings/note.d.ts b/typings/note.d.ts
index 9906825..5ecf81c 100644
--- a/typings/note.d.ts
+++ b/typings/note.d.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ declare interface MDStatus {
     $version: number;
     $libraryID?: number;
     $itemKey?: string;
-    tags?: string[];
   } | null;
   content: string;
   filedir: string;