# Move tags from one history provider to another one

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-from-one-history-provider-to-another-one/23290>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-from-one-history-provider-to-another-one/23290 "2019-03-13T10:40:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![SergioS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SergioS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SergioS)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-from-one-history-provider-to-another-one/23290/1 "2019-03-13T10:40:39Z")

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Good morning at all,  
it’s possible move a big number of tags from one history provider to another one in a easy way?

I ha vethink to export tags and then import, but how ican do without create doubles tags?

Thanks

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/move-tags-from-one-history-provider-to-another-one/23290/2 "2019-03-13T12:38:13Z")

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> [@SergioS](#):
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> I ha vethink to export tags and then import, but how ican do without create doubles tags?

Importing won't create doubles. Same-named tags and folder are overwritten. Though it does matter what node is highlighted in the tag tree -- that'll be the root for folders and tags named in the XML file. It's a slight asymmetry between export and import.