On desktop, when trying to remove a tag from a note, I click on the tags and remove it from that note. however, what this does is actually delete the tag from Joplin. Why? How do I simply remove the tag without deleting it?

@leopold welcome to the forum. When a tag is no longer associated with any note it disappears from the tag list. This has been discussed before. Have a read of this post. [image] Do not delete tags without notes Features Let's discuss here one feature from Evernote I mi…

I've learned that if you remove a tag from a note and that is the only note with the tag, then Joplin will delete the tag. Why is this? Why does Joplin delete the tag?

This has been discussed before. Have a read of this thread. [image] Do not delete tags without notes Features Let's discuss here one feature from Evernote I miss in Joplin. In Evernote, it is possible to delete all notes with a particular tag, and this tag will be showed…

How to Remove a Single Tag from a Note (without deleting it) on Desktop

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dpoulton 28 June 2021 22:13 4

This has been discussed before. Have a read of this thread.

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How to Remove a Single Tag from a Note (without deleting it) on Desktop

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