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title: "Archived boxes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGdc/3525706303/Archived%20boxes"
format: markdown
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## Introduction

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

[Archive a box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGdc/pages/3525083461) 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://60228668-c0ca-4d05-a617-29d505522545)

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

![Archived box in the box list](media://6664fffa-c879-412f-ae95-13fbcb829baf)

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

![Archived column](media://c862d633-d337-4b2b-8642-e1d06c713930)

![Archived column](media://a9c93ff6-9cd2-4c7d-85c0-91904a9ea588)

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

![Archived box in kanban mode](media://330ac2ec-764e-4f9c-8ba8-cbe6fbf67e35)

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

![Archived label in Jira](media://5981ce14-f2c0-4193-a564-a477a0a978da)

In a [box switcher](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BGdc/pages/3525214511), archived boxes are greyed out and marked with an icon:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://b60d41c9-7a57-4e2e-965a-284800dd583b)

You can hide/show them using a filter:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://e54ab280-70e4-4e44-94ec-01c9cab60cd4)

## 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://e7e90165-60e2-467c-952d-241c0e896c0e)

![Confirmation message for restoration](media://4d5a9fbd-ae7b-47f5-87cc-9154af401e45)

## 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://30955f02-fbf5-41c0-bf9b-fd94103aa99d)