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title: "Managing a snapshot in a space"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/AHP/649824873/Managing%20a%20snapshot%20in%20a%20space"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Manage existing snapshots in a collection

The space administrator can **manage existing snapshots in a collection** using the snapshot document ellipsis menu for each snapshot.

> ℹ️ Click a collection name to list the snapshots in the collection.

![image](media://190105e3-dfc9-47d5-b3e3-fe022f407f57)

Open the ellipsis menu and choose

- **Link to** to link the snapshot to one or more additional collections
- **Move to** to add the snapshot to another collection (and remove from the current collection)
- **Remove from collection** to remove from the current collection

## Snapshot hierarchy in a collection

> Macro (excerpt-include)



The snapshot ellipsis menu **Move to** option can be used to [change the hierarchy of a snapshot](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649725444) in an existing collection.

 The **Link to** and **Move to** options can be used to add the snapshot as the child of an existing snapshot in the collection.

## Link a snapshot

A snapshot can be linked to an additional collection linked to the space using the **Link to** option. 

![image](media://113e99a8-732c-40f9-8ab9-484712a267af)

 In **Link to** dialog box to

- choose the collection
- choose the hierarchical location within the collection

![image](media://9fabfc59-aa4b-4d58-985f-0e7b4b8b5dcf)

If the selected collection has no existing snapshots, the hierarchical location for the snapshot must be to the root of the chosen collection.

Succesful linking of the snapshot is confirmed in a on-screen notification.

![image](media://4f2ffd3c-cf68-41a0-a462-6d1dce31a42e)

The snapshot can be viewed in the additional collection.

![image](media://99f8fb47-e194-4310-a2ec-1b029d6a8684)


> 📝 Linking a snapshot to a new collection does not remove the snapshot from the current collection.

## Move a snapshot

A snapshot can be moved to a collection linked to the space using the **Move to** option.

![image](media://4254a83b-190c-4a06-ad18-958a01126667)

In the **Move to** dialog box set the destination collection

- choose the collection
- choose the hierarchical location within the collection

![image](media://cd0c59ec-51d0-478e-8c22-261f3697dc90)

Choosing an existing snapshot in the collection - **HR Policy** - moves the snapshot to be a child of this snapshot document.

Successful moving of the snapshot is confirmed in a on-screen notification.

![image](media://4f2ffd3c-cf68-41a0-a462-6d1dce31a42e)

The snapshot is added to the collection as a child of the chosen parent snapshot, **HR Policy**.

![image](media://a766185c-813a-4f75-9461-63a7b09bd6ad)

> 📝 Moving a snapshot removes the snapshot from the current collection. *It does not remove* the snapshot from any other existing collection.

## Remove a snapshot

The **Remove from collection** option opens a dialog box to confirm.

![image](media://080c9e17-aae1-4144-9bdd-96849952f025)

If the snapshot is removed from a collection and it is not present in another collection

- an[ unassigned collection](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649530667) is added to the current space
- the snapshot is added to the [unassigned collection](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649530667)

![image](media://27ad9f8f-af99-4456-a28e-df64c4001829)

## Related pages

> Macro (contentbylabel)