---
title: Archive and clean up your library
sidebarTitle: Archive and clean up
description: >-
  Take old content off your portal, restore it later, delete it for good, and
  remove empty collections.
audience: luminary
feature: content-library
type: guide
availability: live
last_verified: '2026-10-13'
keywords:
  - archive content
  - delete content
  - restore content
  - remove collection
  - clean up library
  - unpublish
url: >-
  https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/archive-and-clean-up
---

# Archive and clean up your library

> Take old content off your portal, restore it later, delete it for good, and remove empty collections.

## When to use this

- An old series no longer fits your work.
- You moved content into a course and don't want it sold twice.
- You want to delete a collection or folder.

## Your options

| Action          | What happens                                                                                | Where                                                                          |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Move to Draft   | Hidden from your portal, stays where it is. Easy to bring back with Publish.                | Card ⋯ menu                                                                    |
| Archive Content | The item leaves its collection and goes to Archived Content. You can restore it.            | ⋯ menu of an item inside a collection                                          |
| Delete          | Removed for good: _"This will permanently remove this content and it cannot be recovered."_ | Standalone item's ⋯ menu, Archived Content, or Delete Content on the item page |

## Archive items and restore them

**Step 1: Archive an item**

Open the collection, then on the item's ⋯ menu click Archive Content.

**Step 2: Find archived items**

Go to [Offerings → Content Library](https://portal.bringsoul.life/content-library) → Content and
click View All Archived. The Archived Content page lists everything you've archived.

**Step 3: Restore one**

On the item's menu, click Unarchive. It goes back to its collection. If Soul doesn't know where
it came from, choose a Destination Collection and click Confirm.

**Step 4: Or delete it for good**

On the archived item, click Delete and confirm.

## Delete a collection or folder

A collection or folder can only be deleted when it's empty. There's no bulk delete.

**Step 1: Empty it**

Open the collection. Archive each item (⋯ → Archive Content), or move items you want to keep
with Move to... Empty and delete any folders inside first.

**Step 2: Delete the collection**

On the Collections tab, open the collection card's menu and click Delete, then Delete
Collection.

**Warning:** 
If a collection still has items or folders inside, it can't be deleted, even though the
confirmation message mentions deleting its content. Empty it first.

## Good to know

- Prefer draft over delete for anything people paid for. A draft hides it from new visitors without destroying it.
- Deleting removes highlights and links that point at the item or collection.
- Moved to a course? Check the course first, then archive the library items. See [Turn a collection into a course](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/move-content-into-a-course).
- Pausing a series? Move to Draft on the collection hides the whole set in one click.

## What your members see

Archived, drafted and deleted content no longer appears on your portal.

## Related

- [Prepare content as a draft](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/prepare-content-as-a-draft)
- [Organize a big library with folders](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/organize-with-folders)
- [Refunds](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/business/refunds)