---
title: Archive
description: |
    Archiving photos and albums in Ente Photos to remove them from your home
    timeline
---

# Archive

You can remove a photo (owned by you) or an album from your **home timeline** by
archiving it. Archived photos won't be included in the memories section on the
mobile app.

- All photos within a archived album will be removed from home timeline, even
  when some of the photos are also present in a non-archived album.
- You can archive albums that are owned by you or shared with you.
- Search results will include archived photos. If you want to hide photos from
  search result, use [Hide](./hide) feature.

## How to

### Archive Album

- Open the album
- Click on the overflow menu
- Click on Archive album

### Archive Photo

- Long press to select the photo
- Select Archive option from the bottom menu.

### View Archived Photos and Albums

#### Mobile

- Go to Albums tab
- Scroll down to bottom
- Click on Archive button.

#### Web / Desktop

- Click on the topleft hamburger menu
- Click on Archive

### Metadata Privacy

Both Ente and the person with whom you are sharing an album or photo have no
information about whether you have:

- Archived a photo
- Archived an album
- Archived a shared album
