# Deactivate or archive a location

Stop using a location for new bookings or move it to Archived, then restore it if needed.

Canonical URL: https://www.naayya.com/help-center/deactivate-or-archive-a-location
Category: getting-started
Last updated: 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

# Deactivate or archive a location

## Deactivate a location

Deactivation keeps the location in your business while marking it inactive. It stops new use only: classes that already run at the location keep scheduling, extending, publishing, and moving their sessions there. An inactive location cannot be chosen for a new class, and an archived one cannot be used at all. If you try, Naayya names the location, says nothing was changed, and tells you what to do next, such as activating it in Locations settings.

1. Go to **Admin** > **Settings** > **Locations**.
2. Find the location and open its **More actions** menu.
3. Select **Deactivate**.

To make it active again, open the menu and select **Activate**.

A room or other resource works the same way: classes that already use a deactivated room keep working, and the room is not offered for new classes or services.

## Archive a location

Archive a location when you want it out of booking and listing surfaces while keeping it in the system.

1. Go to **Admin** > **Settings** > **Locations**.
2. Find the location and open its **More actions** menu.
3. Select **Archive** and confirm.

Archived locations appear under the **Archived** tab and are inactive. To restore one:

1. Open the **Archived** tab and find the location.
2. Open its menu.
3. Select **Restore**.

Restoring leaves the location inactive. Select **Activate** when you are ready to use it again.

A device that served an archived location as a whole stays connected. **Point of sale** lists it under **At places no longer in use** until you move it to where it is used now, or disconnect it. See [Edit, move or disconnect a device](/help-center/manage-hardware#edit-move-or-disconnect-a-device).

Archiving a location does not archive its entrances. **Entrances** keeps listing them under the location's name with **(archived)** after it, and you can still manage them and their devices.