Archiving a channel lets you move a channel from your personal or company channel to the archive tab on the Channels Index page. Any channel owner or channel contributor can archive a channel.
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Who can use this?
| Pers | Prem | Pro | Ent | |
| Learners: | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managers: | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Admins: | ✓ | ✓ |
Why should I archive a channel?
The benefits of archiving a channel include:
- Removing unwanted or unnecessary channels from the channel page without deleting them.
- Keeping a channel archived to reference back to it in the future.
- Cleaning up your personal or company channels to minimize channel clutter and keep teams focused.
How do I archive a channel?
Before you archive a channel, please note the following:
- You and other channel members can still find it in the archive section of the Channels Index page.
- You cannot add any more content or members to the archived channel.
- You can restore this channel as long as you are a contributor or owner of that channel.
To archive a channel
- From within your channels page, click the ••• options menu on a channel, then click the Archive option.
- Click the Yes, archive this channel button.
- The channel moves to the Archive area of the Channels Index page.
To restore an archived channel
- Locate the Archive tab on your channels page.
- Click the ••• options menu on the channel you want to restore.
- Click the Restore option.
- The channels moves from the archive area to your personal and/or company channel area.
For a visualization of archiving and restoring a channel, check out the video below.
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