# Archiving Environments

## Overview

Archiving moves an environment to the **Archived** tab, removing it from your active environment list. Archived environments no longer trigger new runs, but all existing infrastructure remains untouched. Archiving is purely a visibility and state change: no resources are created, modified, or destroyed.

You can archive an environment regardless of its install status (live, uninstalled, or draft) and unarchive it at any time to restore full functionality. However, you cannot archive an environment while a run is in progress. Wait for the current run to complete before archiving.

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Archiving does **not** destroy infrastructure. If you want to tear down resources, uninstall the environment first. See [Runs](https://bluebricks.co/docs/core-concepts/runs) for details on the uninstall workflow.
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## How to archive an environment

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**Open the environment actions menu**

From the [**Environments**](https://app.bluebricks.co/environments) page, go to the environment you want to archive and click the he **three-dot menu**.
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**Click Archive**

Select **Archive** from the dropdown menu.
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**Confirm**

Review the confirmation message and confirm. The environment moves to the **Archived** tab.
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## How to unarchive an environment

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**Open the Archived tab**

Navigate to the [**Archived**](https://app.bluebricks.co/environments?tab=archive) tab in the environments list.
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**Click Unarchive**

Find the environment you want to restore and click **Unarchive**. The environment returns to the active list and can trigger runs again.
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