# Can't delete archived pages

**URL:** <https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907>\
**Category:** Prismic for Content Creators\
**Created:** [June 23, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907 "2021-06-23T03:28:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![allan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/allan/32/8531_2.png) [@allan](https://community.prismic.io/u/allan)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907/1 "2021-06-23T03:28:14Z")

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We have a few archived pages that can't be deleted. It shows unsaved changes, but if you try and discard those the screen is redirected to the work tab.  
Making another change and saving that just creates a new document which can be deleted, but the original archived document remains.

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**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907/2 "2021-06-23T14:04:46Z")

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Hey @allan, thanks for reaching out.

Could you share the URL of your repository with me so I can do a check on my end?  
You can send it via DMs if you prefer.

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**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907/4 "2021-07-01T17:13:01Z")

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Hey @allan, just to let you know that we were able to reproduce the issue, we're now tracking it in the backlog. We'll give you an update as soon as it is fixed.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907/6 "2021-07-19T18:31:43Z")

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This thread is being monitored as an open ticket in the issue tracker. We will update this post as we get more information. If you have a similar use-case, you can [‘Flag’ this topic to reopen.](https://community.prismic.io/t/re-open-a-thread/2175)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/system/32/1746_2.png) [@system](https://community.prismic.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/cant-delete-archived-pages/5907/7 "2021-12-09T12:38:22Z")

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