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# How to archive or delete vehicle profiles

Users of the Linxio platform are able to manage their vehicle profiles by **archiving** or **deleting** said profiles from their platform depending on their use case and circumstances.

The option to **archive** these profiles is to temporarily making them hidden on your system as its currently not used or will be re-used in the future.

**Deleting** a vehicle profile completely removes it from your account and is considered the permanent option when vehicles are no longer needed i.e. written off, sold etc. 

### Instructions for archiving vehicle profiles

1. From the left hand menu,  click on the **Fleet icon**.
2. Use the search bar to find the vehicle by its **registration number (REGO)** or vehicle name.
3. Scroll the page to the right to locate the **Archive** column and click on the downward arrow icon to archive.


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/3/d/8/43d837e8d5f88000/image_qkm5er.png)

### Instructions for unarchiving vehicle profiles

4. In addition, users are able to **Unarchive** their profiles by simply clicking on **show archived** on the bottom of the **Fleet** tab.
5. Search for the vehicle that was previously archived and click on the upward arrow icon.
6. This will re-instate the vehicle profile to make it visible on the platform for tracking/reporting purposes once more.


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/3/d/8/43d837e8d5f88000/image_haovsa.png)

### Instructions for deleting vehicle profiles

**PRECAUTION: The delete feature is only to be used if the users are absolutely certain the information associated with the vehicle and profile is no longer required.**

1. From the left hand menu,  click on the **Fleet icon**.
2. Use the search bar to find the vehicle by its **registration number (REGO)** or vehicle name.
3. Scroll the page to the right to locate the **Delete** column and click on the bin icon to permanently delete the vehicle profile.


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/3/d/8/43d837e8d5f88000/image_wuexkc.png)