Archive and restore a gallery
Archiving frees up storage space and stops a gallery counting as active, without deleting it. Your original files are always kept, and you can restore the gallery at any time.
Archive a gallery¶
- On the Galleries page, open the menu for the gallery and choose Archive.
- Read the confirmation. It asks whether to archive the gallery to free up storage space, says clients won't be able to view it, and shows roughly how much space it will free up.
- Confirm. The card shows Archiving… until it's done. Your storage usage updates as soon as archiving finishes.
While a gallery is archived:
- Clients can't view it.
- You can't edit it.
- It doesn't count towards your active galleries.
- Its originals are kept.
Archiving isn't available for a gallery whose originals are stored in your own cloud storage, or while its photos are still processing. If photos are still processing you'll see "This gallery is still processing — try archiving again once uploads finish."
Find archived galleries¶
Use the Archived filter on the Galleries page.
Restore a gallery¶
- Open the Archived filter and choose Unarchive on the gallery.
- Pick Availability after restore. The default is 30 days (recommended). The gallery's previous countdown isn't resumed; it comes back with the window you choose.
- Confirm. The card shows Restoring…, and it may take a few minutes. When it finishes, editing and client access are back.
Restoring is refused if your plan's active gallery limit is already reached, or if it would take you over your storage.
If a photo's original file was missing and couldn't be recovered, Osvio tells you how many photos couldn't be restored.
If archiving or restoring fails¶
A gallery shows Archiving failed or Restore failed if the process couldn't finish. Use Unarchive to try restoring again, or contact support. See Contacting Osvio support.
While a gallery is archived, clients can't open its link. Unarchive it to make it available again.