Archive
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The Archive is a separate storage area where deleted content is held before it is permanently removed.
| Archiving is available in all Content Studio installations: the Delete action moves content to the Archive. The dedicated Archive browser—including browsing, restoring, and permanently deleting archived content—requires a Content Studio+ subscription. |
Introduction
The Archive preserves the structure of removed items (descendants, attachments, version history) so content can easily be restored if it is deleted by mistake.
When a user performs the Delete action from the Navigator or Editor, the item is moved to the Archive. From the Archive, items can be Restored to their original location when possible, or to the project root when the original location is unavailable. They can also be permanently deleted.
Archive browser
Click the Archive icon in the Content Studio main menu to open the Archive view. It is similar to the Navigator with a few differences:
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Only two actions are available: Restore and Delete. Restore returns the selected content to its original location when possible, falling back to the project root when necessary. Delete permanently removes the selected content from storage.
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Preview only works for media items (images, videos, etc.).
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The widget selector has only two choices: Details and Version history.
The preview panel on the right shows who archived each item, when, and the original location of the item.
Restore
| Archived content can only be restored from the Archive view, which requires Content Studio+. |
The Restore action in the Archive view opens the Restore from Archive dialog. Content is always restored together with all of its descendants, preserving structure. Content returns to its original location when that location is available; otherwise, it is restored to the project root.
If an item is restored directly from a layer’s archive, it is automatically localised (unlinked from the corresponding content in the parent project/layer).
If an item with the same path already exists at the restore location, the system appends -1, -2, etc. to the restored item’s path. |
Permanent deletion
The Delete action in the Archive view permanently removes the selected items from the Archive. This is a separate operation from the Delete action in the Navigator and Editor, which only moves content into the Archive.
Select one or more items and click Delete to open the Delete from Archive dialog. The dialog lists:
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The items selected for deletion.
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Any descendants and other content items that will be deleted with them.
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The total number of affected items on the confirmation button.
Deleting a parent item also deletes all of its descendants. Review the complete list before confirming the operation.
| Permanent deletion removes the archived content, its attachments, and its stored version history. It cannot be undone or restored through Content Studio. Recovery requires an applicable repository snapshot or backup and must be performed outside Content Studio by an administrator. |
Permanent deletion applies to the current project or layer. In a layered project, inherited content may reappear after its archived copy is permanently deleted; see Archive and layers.
Version history
Delete and restore operations will appear as entries in the version history for the content item, making it possible to see when the item was archived and restored, and by whom.
Archive and layers
When working with layers, there are some details to note about how things behave.
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Deleting a content item in a parent project automatically archives it in all child layers (cascade style), unless the item has been localized.
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Creating a new layer automatically inherits the archive states of its parent project/layer. So once an item is archived in a parent layer it will also be archived in the child layer.
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Permanently deleting a content item from a layer’s archive will automatically recreate it in the branch content (if it still exists in the parent layer).
When permanently deleting a localized item, these changes will be lost and cannot be recovered, even if the item is recreated from the parent layer.