Archiving a project
Tuck a finished project out of the way without losing anything — and restore it whenever you need it.
When a project wraps up, archive it to clear it off your board while keeping every record, budget, and file intact. Archived projects are hidden from the board but stay fully searchable in the list, and you can restore them anytime.
Archive a project
A project gets archived from its Edit Project form. Archiving is offered automatically when a project can't be deleted — for example, because it contains signed records that must be retained.
- Open the project's Edit Project form (the pencil on its card, row, or Details card).
- Click Delete.
- If the project holds signed records, Foreman explains it can't be deleted and offers Move to Archive instead. Confirm to archive it.
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Find and restore an archived project
Archived projects are hidden from the board but still appear in List view.
- On the Projects page, switch to List view (the lines icon in the toolbar).
- Open the Group filter and choose Archived. Archived projects show an Archived badge.
- Click the project, then the pencil to open its form.
- Click Restore to bring it back to the board.
Deleting vs. archiving
Deleting a project is permanent and cascades to its budget, records, schedule, daily logs, and files. Because of that, deletion asks you to type delete to confirm. If a project can't be deleted (signed records), archiving is the safe alternative — it preserves everything and is fully reversible.
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