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title: "Delete a tag collection"
slug: "delete-a-tag-collection"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to", "Totara Platform"]
updated: 2022-11-01T13:22:21Z
published: 2022-11-01T13:22:21Z
canonical: "totara.help/delete-a-tag-collection"
---

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# Delete a tag collection

If you no longer want or need a tag collection that you have created then you may wish to delete it.

1. Go to *Quick-access > Appearance > Manage tags.*
2. Click the cross icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/thin_cross.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A49%3A28Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A49%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Z704CYfrEDGvgZR0wEA%2Fxu3TGtcZscZ5rjYQ7j5Mpoo%3D)) next to the collection you wish to delete.
3. Click **Yes** on the confirmation window.

The collection will then be permanently deleted from the site.

You cannot delete the **Default collection**, **Topics** collection, or **Hashtag** collection.

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