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Ona manages inactive environments in two stages: archival after a period of inactivity, then auto-deletion based on your plan and organization policy.

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Timelines

PlanArchive afterAuto-delete after archival
Core3 days4 days
Enterprise3 days by default; configurable from 1-30 daysConfigurable (1-4 weeks, or never)
Environment lifecycle

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Archiving

Stopped environments are archived after the inactive period for your plan. Enterprise organization policies can replace the default archive timing. You can also archive an environment manually from its actions menu. If the environment is running, Ona stops it before moving it to Archived. Archived environments move to a separate view and can be unarchived or deleted. You receive an email when environments are archived automatically.

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Viewing archived environments

Open User settings > Archived sessions to view archived environments. Archived sessions page in user settings

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Managing archived environments

Select archived environments with the row checkboxes to use bulk actions, or open a row’s actions menu to manage one environment.
  • Unarchive - returns the environment to your main list.
  • Delete - permanently removes the environment after you confirm.
Deleting an environment permanently removes all content. This cannot be undone.

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Archive timing settings

Enterprise admins can configure when stopped environments move to Archived from Settings > Organization > Policies. The minimum is 1 day and the maximum is 30 days. Core organizations archive stopped environments after 3 days. See Archive timing policy for details.

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Auto-delete settings

Archived sessions auto-delete dropdown in user settings Options: After 1 day, After 2 days, After 3 days, After 4 days, After 5 days, After 1 week, After 2 weeks, After 4 weeks, or Never.
Auto-delete preferences are available on Enterprise plans. Core organizations auto-delete environments 4 days after archival.
Organization policies and plan limits override user preferences when more restrictive. Disabled options in the dropdown indicate those restrictions.

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FAQ

Core environments archive after 3 days of inactivity. Enterprise environments archive after 3 days by default, or after the organization policy period.
No. Only archived environments can be restored.
Your organization policy enforces a maximum retention period.
Automatic archival only applies to stopped environments. If you archive a running environment manually, Ona stops it before moving it to Archived.
Check organization policy restrictions.