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# How to Archive or Unarchive a Discussion

# How to Archive or Unarchive a Discussion

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to archive a discussion
* How to unarchive a discussion
* What archiving does
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Archiving a Discussion makes it **read-only** — the thread stays visible and searchable, but nobody can add comments, reply, react, vote, or edit it. It's the right choice for winding down a conversation that has run its course without losing its content. Archiving is fully reversible: unarchiving returns the Discussion to **Active** so people can take part again.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-archive-or-unarchive-a-discussion/01-table-overview_fe2389d7.png)

## How to archive a discussion
1. Go to **Settings → Features**.
2. Scroll to the **Discussions** section and click **Manage Discussions**.
3. On the **Manage Discussions** page, find the Discussion in the table (use the **Search by title** box if needed).
4. In that row's actions, click the **archive** icon.
5. In the **Archive Discussion** dialog, confirm the title and click **Archive**.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-archive-or-unarchive-a-discussion/02-archive-confirm-dialog_1aa75a90.png)

You'll see a **"Discussion archived"** confirmation, and the row's **Status** changes to **Archived**.

## How to unarchive a discussion
1. On the **Manage Discussions** page, find the archived Discussion (its **Status** shows **Archived**).
2. In that row's actions, click the **unarchive** icon (the open-padlock).
3. In the **Unarchive Discussion** dialog, click **Unarchive**.

The **Status** returns to **Active** and people can comment again. You'll see a **"Discussion unarchived"** confirmation.

## What archiving does
* The whole thread becomes read-only: commenting, replying, reacting, voting, following/muting, editing and moderating are all disabled while it's archived.
* The Discussion is automatically removed from the featured area and the Hub banner — an archived thread can't be featured.
* No content is lost. Everything comes back exactly as it was when you unarchive.

## Things to keep in mind
* Archiving is **not** deletion. The Discussion and all its comments are preserved and can be reactivated at any time. To remove a Discussion permanently, see *How to delete a discussion*.
* If a Discussion was featured, archiving it clears its featured/pinned status. If you unarchive it later, you'll need to feature it again.
* Discussions can also be archived automatically after a period of inactivity if your tenant has auto-archive switched on in **Settings → Features**.

## FAQs
**Can people still read an archived discussion?**
Yes. Archived Discussions stay visible and searchable — they're just read-only. Nobody can add to or change them until they're unarchived.

**What's the difference between archiving and deleting?**
Archiving locks a Discussion as read-only but keeps everything and is reversible. Deleting removes the Discussion permanently and can't be undone.

**Will archiving remove a featured discussion from the Hub?**
Yes. Archiving clears the featured status automatically, so it drops off the Hub's featured area.

## Who can do this
**Owners** and **Admins** can archive and unarchive Discussions from the **Manage Discussions** page. This page sits under **Settings** and is available only to Owners and Admins — **Managers**, **Content Managers**, **People Managers**, **Instructors**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users can't reach it.