# Ignition Tag Providers

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-providers/59817>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [May 20, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-providers/59817 "2022-05-20T04:05:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![elliot.lohr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@elliot.lohr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/elliot.lohr)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-providers/59817/1 "2022-05-20T04:05:32Z")

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Curious if Ignition Tag Providers are accessible through Windows File explorer? If it is, can this data be moved between gateways? I have a coworker who seems to have tanked their gateway and is trying to salvage anything they can from program files.

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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:** [May 20, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-providers/59817/2 "2022-05-20T11:55:07Z")

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Not as individual files. Most of that stuff is in the `config.idb` SQLite file. If you are feeling brave, you can export its contents from a good system and selectively import to the broken system. Odds of success are low, though.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-tag-providers/59817/3 "2022-05-20T12:08:36Z")

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He may be able to use one of the autobackups.

> [@Ignition Autobackup IDB files](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-autobackup-idb-files/57919):
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> Our test Ignition server recently took a dump and we have to build it back up. I was able to retrieve the entire Ignition install directory and I found the Ignition/data/db/autobackup folder with some .idb files in it. Is there a way to use those files to restore an auto backup of the Ignition gateway?