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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ release](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/), please refer to the
 
 To configure Notmuch, just run
 
-    notmuch
+        notmuch
 
 This will interactively guide you through the setup process, and save the
 configuration to `$HOME/.notmuch-config`. If you'd like to change the
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This step only modifies the configuration file.
 
 Notmuch needs a search database to operate. The next step is to run
 
-    notmuch new
+        notmuch new
 
 to index all your messages in the search database. The database will be stored
 in `.notmuch` directory under your mail store. The database is not a replacement
@@ -73,3 +73,11 @@ interface|manpages]], or [[Notmuch Emacs interface|notmuch-emacs]].
 ## Backing up and Restoring the Database
 
 ## Removing Notmuch
+
+Did not like it after all? All you need to do is remove the database and the
+configuration file. The database is stored in the `.notmuch` directory under
+your mail store. And your mail store is at `notmuch config get database.path`.
+
+Note that the database is where the tags are stored. Everything else can be
+regenerated by indexing again, but the tags will be lost when the database is
+removed. Use the `notmuch dump` command to create a backup of the tags.