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title: "Archived boxes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGc/3540583101/Archived%20boxes"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)

## Introduction

When a box is no longer being used, it can be archived. 

[Archive a box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGcDRAFT/pages/3538531856) if there are many boxes in the app that are no longer being used—it might significantly improve the app's performance. 

By default, an archived box is **hidden** in the Overview module, making it easier to manage your current work without it getting in the way.

## Synchronization and scheduling of tasks in archived boxes

|  | **Task is only in archived boxes**  
**(ALL boxes that contain the task are archived)** | **Task is in at least one archived box** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Synchronization | The task is NOT synchronized | Task is synchronized |
| Scheduling | Scheduling block → The task period is unaffected by scheduling rules | The task period adjusts according to scheduling rules |

## View archived boxes

Archived boxes can be viewed in the Overview module after adjusting the view settings.

![Show archived boxes checkbox](media://2e8ae838-6e86-4606-b7f9-56f337cef5eb)

Archived boxes are greyed out (Hierarchy and Timeline modes). 

![Archived box in the box list](media://f838ca5a-b107-4cb5-ac2d-a4f03c97b72f)

You can also add an **Archived **column to the view:

![Archived column](media://3e76f4a1-600b-4b1c-ae26-d0a2554f250a)

![Archived column](media://0fc8c51e-41c7-4f29-9641-098357a827bc)

Archived boxes have a label (in the Kanban mode).

![Archived box in kanban mode](media://ee54a5e0-ea67-4cc3-bb86-a4378aadff43)

Archived boxes have a label when you access them from a Jira project.

![Archived label in Jira](media://032dd354-380b-47c3-aa61-7aebc450066a)

In a [box switcher](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGcDRAFT/pages/3538530930), archived boxes are greyed out and marked with an icon:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://48fc7ef5-7253-40fe-89c3-d21c329ea733)

You can hide/show them using a filter:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://77457d3a-4c8c-4d1f-81e5-835213f42af7)

## Restore an archived box

Boxes have to be restored manually in the Overview module:

- Once you restore an archived box, all its sub-boxes are restored, and the aggregations are re-calculated.
- On the Overview module, you can't restore boxes if their parent box is still archived. The **Restore** button is disabled.

![Restoring option in the box configuration](media://563d39cf-951b-4b5b-8759-22ce7141738c)

![Confirmation message for restoration](media://5b82ba17-df15-4745-a3ad-efd7f73cf628)

## Archived box limitations

- Once a box is archived, the aggregations can no longer be calculated, and the box will no longer contain valuable business information.
- If a task belongs only to boxes that are **archived** or **closed**, then that task has a **scheduling block** placed on it.
- Box configuration cannot be accessed, box attributes cannot be edited, and inline editing of box column values is disabled.

![Archived box in the box list](media://c3f51bcd-13f7-4cd3-8ad1-6d2bfa4b3852)