Archive and delete videos
Archive a video to put it away until you need it again, or delete it for good. Vidler asks before it deletes anything.
Archive a video you're done with but want to keep: it leaves your library and its link stops working until you unarchive it. Delete a video when you want it gone for good.
| Archive | Delete | |
|---|---|---|
| The link | Stops working until you unarchive it | Stops working for good |
| In your library | Hidden, in Archive | Gone |
| Can it come back? | Yes, unarchive it | No |
You can archive and delete videos you own. Workspace admins can do both for any video in the workspace.
Archive a video
- In the library, open the video's … menu.
- Choose Archive. Click Undo in the confirmation if you change your mind.
While a video is archived, anyone who opens its link sees Video unavailable, and it shows as locked in any playlist it's in.
To see archived videos, open Library, then the Archive tab. To bring one back, open its menu and choose Unarchive. Its link works again, and it's back in your library and playlists.
Delete a video
- Open the video's … menu in the library, or the More actions menu on its page.
- Choose Delete…, then click Delete video to confirm.
You can also select a video and press Delete. Vidler asks first every time.
A video on legal hold can't be deleted until the hold is released. Vidler tells you when you try.
Several videos at once
Select videos (hover a card and tick it, or press x), then use Archive or Delete… in the bar at the bottom of the screen. Vidler names the videos and asks before it deletes them. In Archive, the bar offers Unarchive.
Delete a folder or space
When you delete a folder or space, you choose Keep its videos (they move up a level) or Delete its videos too. See Folders and spaces.