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How to archive and unarchive projects

Written By Lauri Eurén

Last updated 3 days ago

Archiving hides a project from the views but keeps its record. Deleting a project is permanent, so we generally recommend archiving instead.

Archive a project

  1. Open the Project Details page.

  2. Click the three dot button on the top right

  3. Click the Archive button

When you mark a project as completed, the completion dialog has an Archive the project switch, described as "Hides the project from listings." The switch is on by default, so Operating archives the project in the same update that completes it, and the button reads Mark as Completed and archive. Switch it off to complete the project and leave it active. The switch does not appear when the project is already archived.

View archived projects

  1. Go to Projects in the sidebar and open the filter at the top of the list.

  2. Change Show: Active projects to All projects (including archived), then click Show projects.

Show: All project (including archived) in the projects filter bar

Unarchive a project

  1. On the Projects page, set the filter to Show: All projects (including archived).

  2. Click the archived project to open up its Project Details page

  3. Use the ⋮ (options menu) → Unarchive.

If the project's client is archived, unarchive the client first. Operating does not let you unarchive a project while its client is archived. The same applies when you change an archived Completed or Cancelled project back to an open status, which also unarchives the project. In that dialog the confirm button stays disabled and a caution reads "This project's client is archived. Unarchive the client before changing the project's status back."

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