How to archive or restore Paper docs and folders

Only creators and users with editing permission can archive Paper docs. When a Paper doc is archived, it becomes read-only for everyone it was shared with.

How to archive a Paper doc

1. Open the doc you want to archive.
2. Click "…" (ellipsis).
3. Click Archive.

How to archive a Paper folder

1. Hover over the folder you want to archive.
   
2. Click the check box.
3. Click Archive.

How to find and restore an archived Paper doc

1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
2. Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.
3. Click Paper from the menu that appears.
4. Click the Docs tab.
5. Click the sorting/filtering dropdown in the upper-right of your list of docs. By default, it’s set to Viewed recently.
6. Click Archived. You’ll see a list of your archived docs.
7. Click a doc to open it.
8. Click the “…” (ellipses) in the upper-right corner.
9. Click Restore. 

How to find and restore an archived Paper folder

1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
2. Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.
3. Click Paper from the menu that appears.
4. Click the Folders tab.
5. Click the sorting/filtering dropdown in the upper-right of your list of docs. By default, it’s set to Alphabetical.
6. Click Archived.
7. Click the folder.
8. Click Restore.

How to permanently delete a Paper folder

1. Archive the folder.
2. Click Folders.
3. Click Archived.
4. Click the folder.
5. Click Permanently delete.
6. Click Permanently delete.

A note on docs archived before June 1, 2017

Paper docs archived before June 1, 2017 will be moved to the Deleted tab in Paper (instead of remaining in Archived).

Previously, Dropbox Paper didn't offer an easy way to delete docs. So, many users would use Archive to remove docs from their list of docs, when they actually meant to delete them. Now that Paper has an option to delete, we'll be moving all archived docs to the Deleted list.

If a doc you'd like to keep ends up in the Deleted list, not to worry: you can easily move these docs back to the Archive list.