# Archive a Task

## Archive a task

If you're done with a task, but want to access it later, you can archive it to clean up your Workspace. When you archive a task, you're removing it from view, not deleting it. You can still [search for and view archived tasks](https://guide.smarttask.io/fundamentals/reporting/dashboards/filtered-views) at any time.

The difference between deleting and archiving is that archiving allows you to access the information at a later time if necessary. 

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Archived Tasks can only be retrieved within 30 days. After which they are permanently deleted
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## What you'll need

* You can archive tasks on all plans
* Anyone, including guests with [edit or full permissions](https://guide.smarttask.io/permissions), can archive tasks.

## Archive a task

To archive a task:

1. Open the task you want to archive.
2. Click the **ellipsis ...** in the upper-right corner of the task.
3. Select **Archive** from the dropdown menu.

## Archive multiple tasks

You can archive several tasks at the same time using the Bulk Action Toolbar:

1. In List view, hover over the tasks you want to archive and click the checkbox on the left of each task.
2. In the multi-select popup, select the **Archive tasks** icon in the toolbar.
3. Click **Archive** to confirm.

## See archived tasks in views

You can easily track down archived tasks when filtering in any view:

1. Click **Filter** in the upper-right corner of a view.
2. Select **Archived** from the dropdown.

When filtering, you can also choose to exclude archived tasks from your view.

## Search for archived tasks

You can find archived items, through [Filtered Views](https://guide.smarttask.io/fundamentals/reporting/dashboards/filtered-views)

To search for archived tasks:

1. Click the **Search** **bar** at the top navigation bar.
2. Click the **filter** icon.

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3. Select **Archived input option**.

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4. The search results section displays a list of recently archived items.

## Unarchive a task

To unarchive a task:

1. Filter for archived tasks in List view.
2. Open the task you want to unarchive.
3. Click **Unarchive** in the top section of your task window.