Archive, delete, and restore

Choose Archive when you want to put something aside and retain the option to restore it. Archived items disappear from the active hierarchy and can be found in Archive.

Delete is a permanent deletion action, including when it appears simply as Delete on an active document. It is not a promise that the item will move to a recoverable trash. Use Archive if you might need the item again.

Archiving a folder includes its contents. Archiving a document also includes its subdocuments. Check what is inside before acting.

1. Open the document’s actions menu, or the contextual menu for a document or folder in the sidebar.
2. Choose Archive and confirm if prompted.
3. Open Archive in the sidebar to find the item. An Undo action may also be available immediately after archiving.

1. Open Archive in the sidebar.
2. Open the item’s contextual menu and choose Restore.
3. Return to the active library hierarchy and locate the restored document or folder.

Permanent deletion removes the selected item and its descendants. This cannot be undone through Restore in Archive. Keep a backup or export before removing work you may need later.

Use Delete on an active item or Delete permanently in Archive. Read the confirmation before proceeding. If Confirm before deleting has been disabled in Settings, deletion can happen without that prompt.

Open Settings → Library & Recovery and review the Trash controls. Confirm before deleting controls confirmation prompts. Empty trash controls automatic retention; choose Never if you do not want archived items automatically purged.

An automatic retention period can permanently remove archived items once they are old enough. Archive should not be your only backup. Delete attachments also affects whether associated files are cleaned up immediately on permanent deletion.

First check Archive and the active library. If the item was permanently deleted, review existing restore points and independent backups. A library restore replaces the current library state, rather than restoring just one document; preserve current work before restoring.