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Archiving and unarchiving repositories

As a site admin you can archive or unarchive a repository in the Site admin dashboard.

Archiving a repository

  1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click .

    Rocketship icon for accessing site admin settings

  2. In the search field, type the name of the repository and click Search.

    Site admin settings search field

  3. In the search results, click the name of the repository.

    Site admin settings search options

  4. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Admin.

    Admin Tools

  5. In the left sidebar, click Admin.

    Admin Tools

  6. Under Danger Zone, click Archive.

    Archive button

  7. Click Archive repository

    Archive repository button

Unarchiving a repository

  1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click .

    Rocketship icon for accessing site admin settings

  2. In the search field, type the name of the repository and click Search.

    Site admin settings search field

  3. In the search results, click the name of the repository.

    Site admin settings search options

  4. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Admin.

    Admin Tools

  5. In the left sidebar, click Admin.

    Admin Tools

  6. Under Danger Zone, click Unarchive.

    Archive button

  7. Click Unarchive repository

    Archive repository button

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