# Archive Contact Lists **URL:** \ **Category:** HubSpot Ideas\ **Tags:** segments\ **Created:** [June 21, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/archive-contact-lists/2468 "2017-06-21T20:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![eberkes](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/eberkes/32/85552_2.png) [@eberkes](https://community.hubspot.com/u/eberkes)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/archive-contact-lists/2468/1 "2017-06-21T20:41:00Z")
I would love the option to **archive contact lists**. Currently, we can only “clean up” by moving things into folders (we have about 20, and I don’t use them because searching is faster). If it were up to me, I would delete lists we are not using, but I understand the importance of being able to access the lists on old emails if needed. Therefore, I would like the archive option to hide the lists from views (in the Lists tab and when selecting lists for email sends) but leave them accessible and restorable from a second tab under the Lists section. This would make it much easier for me to find what I need when my coworkers create “new and improved” lists. They can archive the old stuff, and I wouldn’t have to sift through 10 lists with almost the same title, wondering which one is correct—or worse, ask. ![16x16_smiley-wink.png.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/5/550f65d2f3384e5c8911d89f2498aa3ac2203a21.png) On top of that, I’m thinking this archive thing could solve the secondary issue I have with deleting lists: workflows that run based on lists, and smart lists built on other lists. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.hubspot.com/t/archive-contact-lists/2468)._