# Get tag folder back after accidentally deleting it

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305 "2024-08-07T16:24:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![michael.black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305/1 "2024-08-07T16:24:02Z")

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A tag folder was accidentally deleted on a tag provider. Is there a way to get it back outside of literally creating all of the tags again?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305/2 "2024-08-07T16:27:01Z")

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Restore a backup into another temporary gateway and then export the tags from there and re-import them.

Or just restore the backup if it's current and you won't lose anything else.

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**Author:** ![michael.black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305/3 "2024-08-07T16:28:32Z")

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If there is no backup or the backup hasnt been taken in a while am I out of luck

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**Author:** ![michael.black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305/4 "2024-08-07T16:31:06Z")

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No way to restore a folder or files similar to Windows recycle bin for example

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tag-folder-back-after-accidentally-deleting-it/94305/5 "2024-08-07T16:31:09Z")

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Give support a call. There are auto-backups of the config.idb file that end up in `$IGNITION/data/db/autobackup`. They can help you figure out if your tags are in one of those.