# Burning a Collection

When you create a collection, the name, the symbol, and the description of the collection are permanently recorded on the blockchain. If you made a mistake while creating the collection or want to change this information for any other reason, you must burn that collection and create a new one with the desired changes.

<figure><img src="https://1480526110-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYyFCj6EPwkJhogUskDnu%2Fuploads%2FCCzukqvBcH49hBPhAV0v%2FburnCollection.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=d4c61eb7-3e27-496d-99d1-5c86196e214e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Artists can only burn the empty collections</p></figcaption></figure>

You can only burn collections that do not have any NFTs in them. If you have not minted any NFTs from a particular collection, you can burn it without an issue. However, if you have minted tattoos from a collection, you must burn all of the tattoos in that collection first, before burning the collection on the blockchain.

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**Important:** If you ever sold an NFT from a particular collection, you can no longer burn that collection. Any sold NFTs will be transferred to the collectors’ wallets.\
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The only way for an artist to burn a tattoo they have previously sold is to first buy back that tattoo on a secondary marketplace.
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