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title: "Restoring an Archived Project"
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updated: 2025-10-27T19:51:59Z
published: 2025-10-27T19:51:59Z
canonical: "docs.revealdata.com/restoring-an-archived-project"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Restoring an Archived Project

In the event you need to restore an archived project, follow the below instructions:

1. Check the **free space** of the load machine and validate that there is enough available to hold the compressed archive files.
  - Contact your CSM if you need to get your space increased.
2. **Download the un-extracted archive files** to a unique folder on the Z: drive of your load machine.
  - This will be all the .tgz, .json, .db, and .txt files.
3. **Send an email** to [support@revealdata.com](mailto:support@revealdata.com) with the following information:
  1. The **Company** and **Client name** you want to restore the archive under.
  2. The **Project name** you want the archive restored as.
  3. The **location** of the archived case files (this will be the path on the Z: drive’s load machine)
  4. The **name of the folder** that contains the files.

Restored projects will reappear in Reveal in the same state your project existed at the moment of archiving. The restoration process typically takes 3-5 business days, and you will be notified when the restoration is complete.

## Perform Index Job and AI Sync

After your archive has been restored by support, you will need to:

1. **Perform an index job** so your data can be searched within Reveal and used with other features.
  - After the index job, an **AI Sync will kick-off** **automatically** so your data can be used with Reveal’s data visualizations and other features.

Further information on both processes can be found in our [Index Data](/reveal/docs/index-data-1) article and [Analytics Sync Process](/reveal/docs/analytics-sync-process) article.