# Tag History Archive

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-archive/92636>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [July 1, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-archive/92636 "2024-07-01T15:58:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![prashants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a87d85/32.png) [@prashants](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prashants)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-archive/92636/1 "2024-07-01T15:58:55Z")

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Hi, I wanted to archive tags that we have from the past and we don't use anymore but might need in the future for tag historical data.  
Tag history is enabled but I wanted to know if I delete that tag, is the data stored anywhere else or will it remove everything associated to the tag.  
I know there is a way to enable/disable the tag but I have so many tags.  
Any idea what's the best way to get this done?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-archive/92636/2 "2024-07-01T16:28:22Z")

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Deleting tags from "runtime" configuration does not delete past historical data - it simply "retires" the entries in the historical database. The historian's source of truth is a set of tables in your database: [Ignition Database Table Reference | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/reference-pages/ignition-database-table-reference#tag-history)