# Archive

The **Archive** section allows you to view and manage executions that have been archived by Data Mover Smart according to the rules defined in **Settings** → **Configurations** → [Archive](/data-mover-smart/settings/configurations/archive.md). 

The **Archive** section shows:

* Executions that have been archived and not yet/no longer zipped.
* Executions grouped by year, archived and not yet/no longer zipped.
* A paginated table of records for the selected year.
* Filters equivalent to those available in the Executions panel (except for the *Year* filter, which is fixed to the selected archive year).

Clicking any row in the list opens the **execution details**, just as in the main [Executions panel](broken://pages/AguiQYi5zqWT1EAlMVpF#executions-panel).

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Data Mover Smart automatically updates the archive once per day. At the same time each day, it checks for executions eligible for archiving and new entries are added to the existing archive for the corresponding year.

Archived executions are zipped only **after the archive year is closed** *and* the number of months defined in the configuration parameter **Number of months to keep** has passed.

**Examples**

* If *Number of months to keep = 6* (maximum value):
  * The archive for **2025** is zipped on **1 July 2026**.
* If *Number of months to keep = 1* (minimum valu&#x65;*)*:
  * The archive for **2025** is zipped on **1 February 2026**.

Once zipped, the yearly archive is no longer visible in **Settings > Archive** unless manually unzipped:

1. Go to `<dms-folder>/app/archive`&#x20;
2. Unzip the file corresponding to the year you want to inspect
3. Return to **Settings > Archive** in DMS
4. Reload the page

After reloading, the tab of the year you unzipped will appear at the bottom of the window and all executions from that year will be accessible.&#x20;

For details on configuring execution archiving, see **Configurations** → [Archive](/data-mover-smart/settings/configurations/archive.md).

For details on how to see Executions and the Execution Panels and Details, see [Executions](/data-mover-smart/monitoring/executions.md).


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