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title: "Restore, copy, or delete Archived content or widgets"
slug: "restore-copy-or-delete-archived-content-or-widgets"
updated: 2026-08-11T05:41:40Z
published: 2026-08-11T05:41:40Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/restore-copy-or-delete-archived-content-or-widgets"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Restore, copy, or delete Archived content or widgets

Perform the following actions on Archived content or widgets in the Archived section:

**Restore**: Bring your Archived content or widget out of the Archived section and back to the Draft stage. **Copy to Draft**: Create a copy of your Archived content or widget in the Draft stage. **Delete**: Delete the Archived version of your content or widget from the Dashboard.

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> - Archived contentor widgets get restored to the Draft stage as the latest version. For more information about versions, see [Content Versioning](/studio/docs/content-versioning).
> - Links, videos, images, and PDFs in the Archived section cannot be copied.
> - Restored content or widgets return to the folders from which they were archived, if the folders still exist. If a folder no longer exists, the content or widgets get added to the list of all content.

### Restore

In the Archived section, hover your cursor over the content or widget you want to restore, and then click the **Restore** icon. ![restore_single.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/restore_single%281%29.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Info
> 
> To restore multiple content or widgets together, select them and click **Restore**. ![restore_archived.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/restore_archived.png)

### Copy to Draft

In the Archived section, hover your cursor over the content or widget you want to copy, and then click the **Copy to Draft** icon. ![archived_copy.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/archived_copy.png)

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> - You cannot copy multiple content or widgets to Draft at the same time.
> - When an Archived content or widget is copied to the Draft stage, the associated tags and the translations of the content prior to archival are also copied.

### Delete

In the Archived section, hover your cursor over the content or widget you want to delete, and then click the **Delete** icon.

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> Deleted content or widgets cannot be restored.

![archive_delete.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/archive_delete.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Info
> 
> To delete multiple content or widgets together, select them and click **Delete content** or **Delete widget**. ![archive_delete_multiple.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/archive_delete_multiple.png)

## Related

- [Content Archival FAQs](/content-archival-1.md)