# How to Export All Tags?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 8, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535 "2025-08-08T14:12:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/1 "2025-08-08T14:12:38Z")

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How do I export all of my [default] tags? I can only select one folder at time in v8.1. Is there a v7.9 mode where I can see the root and select all the tags?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/2 "2025-08-08T14:33:51Z")

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Don’t select any folder, then export.

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**Author:** ![jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/3 "2025-08-08T14:43:39Z")

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Yeah, figured it out. But you have to have you mouse over the thin 4 or 5 pixel wide area to the left of a folder, but not above the first listed folder, then the context menu will appear on right-click. Not a good GUI design.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/4 "2025-08-08T14:44:54Z")

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No need for precision right click. Export is available in the menu in the upper right.

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**Author:** ![kvane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kvane/32/22228_2.png) [@kvane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kvane)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/5 "2025-08-08T15:59:05Z")

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And if you need a quick way to unselect tags, hitting refresh works.  
To export all tags I say in the Tag Browser: Refresh, click the 3 Dots Menu, Export

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**Author:** ![ggross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ggross/32/12668_2.png) [@ggross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ggross)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-export-all-tags/109535/6 "2025-08-08T16:37:12Z")

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> [@kvane](#):
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> hitting refresh works

Hitting the `esc` key also works for this as well. It also has the added benefit of not collapsing expanded folders.