--- title: "Archived boxes" canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SPM/1918405770/Archived%20boxes" format: markdown --- > Macro (aura-html) # Archived boxes (old navigation)
Click to expand the guide When a box is no longer being used, it can be archived.  [Archive a box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918634657) 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 | | **The task is only in the 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://d4f9e86b-d83f-4c29-85cc-39e34d157299) Archived boxes are greyed out ([Hierarchy](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918799130) and [Timeline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918538282) modes).  ![Archived box in the box list](media://9412bb8c-0cc5-40f4-aaea-b1619b69ccd0) You can also add an **Archived **column to the view: ![Archived column](media://23401814-90fe-4f5d-ae18-e347a4148d61) ![Archived column](media://6308c840-6107-49f5-9f6b-d58d7ab40783) Archived Boxes have a label (in the [Kanban](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918700991) mode). ![Archived box in kanban mode](media://e28c7e4e-6a76-41aa-9fdd-191cee34b6c9) Archived boxes have a label when accessed from a Jira project. ![Archived label in Jira](media://af215981-50c2-4dd9-9954-697a6145b87d) In a [box switcher](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918667414), archived boxes are greyed out and marked with an icon: ![Archived box in the box switcher](media://914f9233-a734-4c36-a67b-2a6c55329e0f) You can hide/show them using a filter: ![Archived box in the box switcher](media://c826e455-31fb-4420-bd84-a09846608870) ## Restore an archived box Boxes have to be restored manually in the [Overview module](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918502655): - Once you restore an archived box, all its sub-boxes are restored, and the aggregations are recalculated. - 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://25826765-ddda-4630-9c4a-63069c89b53f) ![Confirmation message for restoration](media://e900e35c-8267-4c5d-b80f-754891509390) ## 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 **archived** or **closed boxes**, then that task has a **scheduling block** applied to 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://62ef19d1-a36d-40f8-beb4-60ee8722e9b3)
# Archived boxes (new navigation)
Click to expand the guide When a box is no longer being used, it can be archived.  [Archive a box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918634657) if there are many boxes in the app that are no longer being used—it might significantly improve the app's performance.  > ℹ️ 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 | | **The task is only in the 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://8a2c23a7-a59e-431a-86ce-705a17b57ba4) Archived boxes are faded out ([Hierarchy](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918799130) and [Timeline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918538282) modes).  ![An archived box in the box list in the Overview module, Hierarchy mode.](media://684a497f-bd83-4496-aeb2-4f3d0765be8e) In addition, you can add an **Archived **column to the view in the Overview module (in Hierarchy and Timeline modes). ![An archived column added to the view in the Overview module.](media://bbbe9adb-1bfe-4c68-8952-2305c648b4d5) In the Kanban board mode, archived boxes have an **Archived** label. ![Archived box with a label in the Overview module, the kanban board mode.](media://3c7a213a-141c-40bd-b71a-06212cb83637) Archived boxes have a label when accessed from a Jira space using the App widget. ![nn-archived-boxes-app-widget-jira.png](media://193f8688-47f4-46ba-8749-a3ac2b227f80) In a [box switcher](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918667414), archived boxes are greyed out and marked with an icon: ![Archived box in the box switcher.](media://224b9663-11eb-4e0c-9f42-1028b0b13418) ## Restore an archived box Boxes have to be restored manually in the [Overview module](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918502655). Click **More actions** (**…**) next to the box you want to restore, and select the **Restore** option from the dropdown menu. ![Restore options on the dropdown menu under More actions.](media://1e32ce39-50d9-4c7b-9565-9c5b3b137593) - Once you restore an archived box, all its sub-boxes are restored, and the aggregations are recalculated. ![Confirmation message for box restoration.](media://e900e35c-8267-4c5d-b80f-754891509390) - In the Overview module, you can't restore boxes if their parent box is still archived. The **Restore** button is disabled. ## 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 **archived** or **closed boxes**, it has a scheduling block applied to it. - Box configuration cannot be accessed, box attributes cannot be edited, and inline editing of box column values is disabled.