Archive old projects
Archive projects
You don't have to prepare a project in any way before archiving it. If needed, you can restore it at any time later.
To access project archiving in Instance optimizer:
In the upper-right corner of your Jira application, select Jira administration, and then select System.
In the sidebar, navigate to the Instance optimizer section and click Overview.
In the Project archiving, select View projects. This will open a new page with the list of all projects on your instance, where you can identify the ones that are appropriate for archiving.
More about archiving a project
Identify what projects should be archived
Sort projects based on the Last issue update column to see which have the most and least recent issue activity.
For example, if you find projects whose last issue update occurred two or more years ago, those projects will likely remain inactive in the future.
After you archive a project, it becomes restricted, and both the project and its issues no longer appear in pickers or search. All issues become read-only and accessible only with a direct link. For more details on what happens to a project after you archive it, check out Archiving a project
Automate project archiving
The first step is to identify the optimal retention time for your projects. Then, you can create a script that automatically archives or deletes projects. Our archiving Jira REST API can help you automate.
You can also explore the possibilities of the ScriptRunner app to automate your archiving tasks.