Archiving and restoring DSM design systems
- 09 Jan 2023
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- DarkLight
Archiving and restoring DSM design systems
- Updated on 09 Jan 2023
- 1 Minute to read
- DarkLight
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At any time, you can archive a DSM design system. When a system is archived, it moves to the bottom of the design systems list and changes to a read-only format. You can always restore an archived design system.
If you need to permanently remove a design system, consider deleting instead.
Note:
Only design system admins and editors can archive or restore a design system.
Archiving a design system
To archive a design system:
- Sign in to the DSM website.
- From the design systems list, hover over a system and click the ••• (more) icon.
- Click Archive.
- To confirm, click Archive again.

Restoring a design system
When you restore an archived design system, it becomes editable again and appears in the list in alphabetical order.
To restore a design system:
- Sign in to the DSM website.
- Navigate to the end of the design systems list where all archived systems exist.
- Hover over a system and click the ••• (more) icon.
- Click Restore.
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