Archiving projects
When a matter closes, archiving takes it out of your way without giving anything up. The project keeps its files, its history and its members, and one button brings it back.
Every action on this page belongs to the project owner. Editors and viewers do not see the menu that holds them.
The Manage project menu
Open a project, then press Manage project, the button at the right of the overview card. What the menu holds depends on the project.
Where the menu lives
The overview card sits at the top of the details pane, above the project's tabs. The list on the left counts your active and archived projects separately.
| Item | Shown on | What it opens |
|---|---|---|
| Remove sample files | The sample project Judicio seeded for you | Remove sample files? |
| Archive project | Any active project you own | Archive project? |
| Delete project | Any project you own | Delete project? |
Edit project, the pencil beside it, is a separate control and is available to editors as well. See Creating projects.
Archiving
Archive project? explains itself: the project is hidden from your active projects, files and activity are preserved, and you can restore it at any time. The footer is Cancel and Archive project.
What happens when you confirm:
- The project moves from the Active (n) tab to Archived (n).
- Its card gains an Archived badge and a line reading Archived on with the date.
- If it was the active project, Judicio stops working in it. The project selector in the top bar returns to My projects until you pick another.
- A toast confirms Project archived.
Nothing is deleted. The files stay in their folders, the trail keeps every row, and the members keep their roles.
What you can still do with an archived project
Open it from the Archived tab and the detail pane works as normal: the History, Analytics and Members tabs are all there, and the analytics still cover any period you choose.
What you cannot do is work in it. An archived project is not offered by the project selector in the top bar, and its card has no Switch to this project button, so new runs cannot be recorded against it until you restore it.
Restoring
An archived project you own carries a Restore project button on its overview card, and the same action sits in its Manage project menu.
Restore project? confirms that the project returns to your active workspace and is available for ongoing work. The footer is Cancel and Restore project. A toast confirms Project restored, the project moves back to the Active (n) tab, and it becomes selectable again in the top bar.
Restoring does not make the project active by itself. Use Switch to this project on its overview card, or the top-bar selector.
Deleting
Delete project? warns that this permanently deletes the project and the files, and that the action cannot be undone. The footer is Cancel and a red Delete project.
There is no bin, no deleted tab and no restore path in the app, so treat this as final. A toast confirms Project deleted, the project leaves the list, and if it was the active project the top bar returns to My projects.
Archiving costs nothing and keeps every file, every run and every citation you may need to defend later. There is almost never a reason to delete a matter you have actually worked on.
Removing the sample project
New accounts start with a sample project that carries a Judicio badge and always sorts last in the list. Its Manage project menu has an extra item, Remove sample files.
Remove sample files? explains that this removes the sample documents and the sample project from your library, and that samples are not added again afterwards. The footer is Cancel and a red Remove sample files. A toast confirms Sample files removed.
The sample project is never picked as your active project automatically. If you have selected it yourself and then remove it, the top bar returns to My projects.
Who can do what
| Action | Owner | Editor | Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archive | Yes | No | No |
| Restore | Yes | No | No |
| Delete | Yes | No | No |
| Open an archived project | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The server enforces the same rules, so an editor cannot reach these actions by any other route.
Next steps
- Creating projects - the create and edit forms.
- Project history - what an archived project keeps.
- FAQ - answers and troubleshooting.