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title: Archived Records
category: Archive
tags: archive, restore, delete, recovery
contextKey: archive.archivedRecords
micro: Review hidden items and decide whether to restore or permanently remove them.
quickTitle: Archived records
quickSummary: Archived Records keeps removed planning material available for restoration until you choose to delete it forever.
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# Overview

Archived Records lists items that have been hidden from active views. They are preserved so you can recover useful material later.

# When Should I Use This?

Use it after restructuring, cutting a subplot, retiring a location, removing a character or setting aside an experimental scenario.

# How To Use It

Restore items that belong back in active planning. Delete forever only when you are certain the material should be permanently removed.

# Example

You might restore an archived clue after discovering it solves a payoff problem in the final act.

# Writer Tip

Archive first, delete later. Drafts change their minds.

# Common Mistakes

- Using Delete Forever as cleanup before you are sure.
- Restoring material without checking whether it still fits.
- Forgetting archived items may contain useful earlier ideas.

# Related Guides

- [Archived Items](/Help/Article/archive.overview)
- [Projects](/Help/Article/projects.overview)
- [Story Bible](/Help/Article/storyBible.overview)