zulip/help/archive-a-stream.md

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# Archive a stream
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Archiving a stream will immediately unsubscribe all users from the stream,
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remove the stream from search and other typeaheads, and remove the stream's
messages from **All messages**.
Archiving a stream does not delete a stream's messages. Users will still be
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able to find any given message by searching for it. However, links to
messages and topics in the stream may or may not continue to work.
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In most cases, we recommend [renaming streams](/help/rename-a-stream) rather
than archiving them.
### Archive a stream
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{relative|stream|all}
1. Select a stream.
1. Click the <i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> on the right.
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1. Approve by clicking **Confirm**.
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!!! warn ""
Archiving a stream is currently irreversible, but we plan to add support
for unarchiving streams in the future.
## Related articles
* [Edit or delete a message](/help/edit-or-delete-a-message)
* [Delete a topic](/help/delete-a-topic)
* [Message retention policy](/help/message-retention-policy)