archive folder

Old files container

An archive folder is a storage location for items you want to keep but don't need immediate access to.

In email applications, the archive folder holds messages removed from the inbox but not deleted: I moved all the project correspondence to my archive folder.

The term applies similarly to file management systems where older documents are stored for reference rather than active use.

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activity status

archive folderinbox

Message receiving folder

action items · outbox · priority inbox · new messages · work in progress

retention purpose

archive foldertrash folder

Storage for deleted items

recycle bin · junk folder · spam folder

Family

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