Archiving allows you to clear your chat list without deleting your messages.

Follow these steps to archive a chat:

• Android
• iOS
• Desktop

Android

To archive

1. Open Signal to view your chat list.
2. Tap on the chat and swipe to the right or tap and hold and select Archive from the options at the top.
3. You can quickly choose to undo through the alert on the bottom of the screen.

To view archived chats

1. Scroll to the bottom of your chat list.
2. Tap Archived conversations.

To unarchive

1. Scroll to the bottom of your chat list.
2. Tap Archived conversations.
3. Tap on the chat and swipe to the right or tap and hold and select Unarchive from the options at the top.
4. You can quickly choose to undo through the alert on the bottom of the screen.

iOS

To archive

1. Open Signal to view your chat list.
2. Tap on the chat and slowly swipe to the left.
3. Select Archive.

To view archived chats

1. Scroll to the bottom of your chat list.
2. Tap Archived Chats.

To unarchive

1. Scroll to the bottom of your chat list.
2. Tap Archived Chats.
3. Tap on the chat and slowly swipe to the left.
4. Select Unarchive.

Desktop

To archive

1. Right click on the chat from the "Chat" list screen, or open the chat and click on the 3 dot button on the top right corner.
2. Click Archive

or

Select the chat > use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ Shift A / Ctrl Shift A

To view archived chats

1. Click on the 3 dot button next to the message compose button, or scroll to the very bottom of the listed Chats on the left column.
2. Click View Archive/Archived Chats
    

To unarchive

1. Click on the 3 dot button next to the message compose button, or scroll to the very bottom of the listed Chats on the left column.
2. Click View Archive/Archived Chats.
3. Select the chat you'd like to unarchive.
4. Click the 3 dot button and click Unarchive. 

or

• Select the chat > use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ Shift U / Ctrl Shift U