actualNoteContentPart: ## When to update your tag hierarchy?
  If you take notes every day, we recommend trying to make time at least once per quarter to open up your tag hierarchies and evaluate whether you're still using your leaf tags. If there are less than three notes in a tag that has existed for a few months, that is a strong signal that you may be able to remove the tag.
  
  Looking at an example hierarchy,
  > ![](https://images.amplenote.com/ae58d9d4-0c3c-11ec-92b3-427796570f24/ea7fdafa-2545-44ff-8edd-ec193236f815.jpg) The tags in yellow are good candidates to be merged or removed, especially if these have existed for more than 6 months
  It's clear that very few notes from recent times have touched on the topics in these tags. Perhaps life has evolved, so this project is not top of mind anymore. Or perhaps you misjudged how many notes of these types you would be creating. At any rate, tags with 1-3 notes in them serve little purpose, since their content can be accessed any time by choosing a descriptive note name that can be found using [Quick Open](/help/organizing_notes_quick_search) . 
  
  # 🏷️ Conclusion
  There is no right answer to how to create the best hierarchy, but it's possible to piece it together with enough real-world use cases. If you'd like to share how your tag organization system matches or diverges from the suggestions above, drop a line at [our Discord server](https://discord.gg/nAj4wp4sJm) ? We will continue to update this article as others share their methodology for tag naming.
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  When to update your tag hierarchy?
  If you take notes every day, we recommend trying to make time at least once per quarter to open up your tag hierarchies and evaluate whether you're still using your leaf tags. If there are less than three notes in a tag that has existed for a few months, that is a strong signal that you may be able to remove the tag. Looking at an example hierarchy,  The tags in yellow are good candidates to be merged or removed, especially if these have existed for more than 6 months
  It's clear that very few notes from recent times have touched on the topics in these tags. Perhaps life has evolved, so this project is not top of mind anymore. Or perhaps you misjudged how many notes of these types you would be creating. At any rate, tags with 1-3 notes in them serve little purpose, since their content can be accessed any time by choosing a descriptive note name that can be found using Quick Open .
  
  🏷️ Conclusion
  There is no right answer to how to create the best hierarchy, but it's possible to piece it together with enough real-world use cases. If you'd like to share how your tag organization system matches or diverges from the suggestions above, drop a line at [our Discord server](https://discord.gg)`
   ? We will continue to update this article as others share their methodology for tag naming.
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