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# What are archived chats? How do I archive a chat?

When you _archive_ a chat (personal, group or public channel), it is removed from the main Chat section and moved into the **Archived** section. It's a way of organising your chats and only keeping the ones you want to easily see!

If you Archive a group chat or public channel, it is only archived for you and not the other members in it! It is not deleted and other ladies can still participate and send messages to the chat. If you want to **delete** a chat and remove it so that no one can see it anymore, please follow these [instructions](https://help.heylady.io/help/how-do-i-delete-a-chat-group-channel) instead.

Note: Archived chats can also be unarchived at any time and moved back to your main Chat section.

## How to archive a chat

1. Go to [Chat](https://app.heylady.io/chat) and find the chat/group/channel.

2. Click the 3 dots.

3. Click **Archive.**

![Image](https://dbgi97grppr1g.cloudfront.net/cmbt50d6604629tz8u0xr9wyj/article_image_3831a4cc-bc06-4078-95fb-41d6b0ad0c7e)

4. The chat will now be in the **Archived** section!

![Image](https://dbgi97grppr1g.cloudfront.net/cmbt50d6604629tz8u0xr9wyj/article_image_0737d723-eec7-4f48-ac79-e9053d2953a4)

## How to unarchive a chat

1. Go to [Chat](https://app.heylady.io/chat) and the **Archived** section. Find the archived chat/group/channel.

2. Click the 3 dots.

3. Click **Unarchive.**

4. The chat will now be back in the main Chat!

![Image](https://dbgi97grppr1g.cloudfront.net/cmbt50d6604629tz8u0xr9wyj/article_image_fd0268a5-bf96-4024-afad-4bc636ecd767)