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title: "Archived boxes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2533425747/Archived%20boxes"
format: markdown
---
## Introduction

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

[Archive a box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534015612) 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://0187df35-9491-48e6-a66a-f8a7acc8d5e0)

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

![Archived box in the box list](media://ece4090a-921d-46e8-8966-c004a250f47b)

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

![Archived column](media://a4edb4b6-5da5-443e-ade6-a4405cfc4cac)

![Archived column](media://7c62e73b-f6ad-432c-b806-6c0d2e1bdb1b)

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

![Archived box in kanban mode](media://206cdc88-feff-443d-8ede-64e918dcada2)

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

![Archived label in Jira](media://be2e91c0-c418-455f-9665-51a48a195768)

In a [box switcher](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533985638), archived boxes are greyed out and marked with an icon:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://b77c4b84-83e1-429e-9de9-020068fa0fd6)

You can hide/show them using a filter:

![Archived box in the box switcher](media://64c93b06-af9f-471a-981f-bcda4b02ee9f)

## 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://93c6a6fa-0d61-4bde-95b6-eb435e0deb38)

![Confirmation message for restoration](media://c9b2b749-f410-4930-bbb5-11e3fe5928a8)

## 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://2d37093d-5f45-404f-a139-23fc3356af16)