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Archives
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.. note::
  Archiving will launch a wizard subtask, go to the :ref:`Subtasks` section to know more about wizard subtasks.

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Archive an asset
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To archive an asset, go to the wizard project tree.

.. image:: _images/project_tree.jpg
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

Then choose the asset you want to archive and Right click > Archive asset
This is the same process for categories and stages.

.. image:: _images/archive_asset.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

.. note::
  Wizard will request a security sentence to avoid missclicks

.. _Archive a variant:

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Archive a variant
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To archive a variant, go to the context widget.

.. image:: _images/context.jpg
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  :alt: Alternative text

Then select the variant to archive and click on the |archive_variant| button.


.. |archive_variant| image:: _images/archive_variant.png
  :width: 30
  :alt: Alternative text

.. note::
  You can't archive the variant `main`

.. image:: _images/archive_variant.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

.. _Archive a work version:

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Archive a work version
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Go to the work versions tab

.. image:: _images/versions_tab.jpg
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

Then select the versions you want to archive and Right click > Archive version(s)

.. image:: _images/archive_versions.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

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Archive an export
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Go to the exports tab.

.. image:: _images/exports_tab.jpg
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

Then select the export or the export versions you want to archive and Right click > Archive version(s)

.. image:: _images/archive_exports.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

.. warning::
  If the export versions you want to archive are referenced somewhere you will get a warning message with a security sentence to enter.
  This is to avoid unwanted complications.

  .. image:: _images/archive_export_warning.jpg
    :width: 500
    :alt: Alternative text

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Recover a file
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When you archive something, it disappear from wizard but the files are kept in a .zip file.
To recover them, go to the wizard wall.

.. image:: _images/recover_archive.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text