Archive, reactivate, and delete a trip

Put a finished trip away, bring it back, or remove it for good, and what happens to its plans and ballots along the way.

For:organizerVerified for Limbo 2.5.00 · 2026-08-31

When a trip is over (or shelved), archive it: it leaves the Home screen for the whole crew, but nothing is lost. Archived trips live in Settings → Archived Trips, where organizers can bring them back or delete them permanently.

Archive a trip

Archiving is for the trip owner and crew with edit permission. organizer

  1. 1
    Open the trip and tap the gear in the top-right corner.
  2. 2
    Tap Archive.
  3. 3
    Confirm, and the alert reminds you this also archives all the trip's activities.
  4. 4
    You're returned to Home, and the trip is gone from everyone's trip list.
The archive confirmation: the trip and all its activities move to the archive
The archive confirmation: the trip and all its activities move to the archive

What archiving means:

  • Plans are archived along with the trip.
  • Ballots disappear from everyone's Decisions inbox while the trip is archived. Deadlines keep counting down, though; a ballot whose deadline passes resolves with the votes already cast.
  • There is no fee. Archiving and reactivating do not spend a pass or change Pro. Reactivate the trip and it returns exactly as it was.
  • The archive shows in the trip log, and the crew can be notified depending on their settings.

Heads up

Archived trips can't be opened; there's no read-only view. To look inside one again, reactivate it first.

The Archived Trips screen

Settings → Archived Trips lists every archived trip you're on (cover photo, name, destination, and when it was archived) with a count in the header. Pull down to refresh. Anyone can view the list; the buttons are organizer-only. member

Where the server-controlled Pro offline-access capability is enabled, active Pro with recent verification can archive a trip or permanently delete an archived trip without a connection. The trip moves into Archived Trips immediately, where an organizer can still use the red trash button; both changes wait safely in the sync queue until the connection returns. Reactivate always needs a connection and appears again when you're online. organizer

Settings → Archived Trips: Reactivate and delete are organizer-only
Settings → Archived Trips: Reactivate and delete are organizer-only

Reactivate a trip

Reactivating is organizer-only: non-organizers see an "Organizers only" hint instead of buttons, and the server blocks the change for them too. organizer

  1. 1
    Go to Settings → Archived Trips.
  2. 2
    Tap Reactivate on the trip.
  3. 3
    Confirm, and the trip and all its plans move back to the trips list for everyone on the trip.

Note

Reactivated trips return exactly as they were, plans, ballots, and crew intact.

Delete a trip permanently

Deletion lives on the same screen, behind the red trash button, also organizer-only. organizer

Tap the trash icon and confirm: the trip and all its plans are deleted for everyone on the trip, and this cannot be undone. There is no recovery; if you're not sure, leave the trip archived instead; it costs nothing to keep.

Deleting is not a purchase action

Creating, confirming, archiving, reactivating, and deleting trips do not spend or refund a pass. Deleting permanently removes the trip for its crew; it does not change annual Limbo Pro, which is managed separately through the App Store or Google Play.

Permissions

  • Archive: owner and crew with edit permission. organizer
  • Reactivate: organizers only, server-enforced. organizer
  • Delete permanently: organizers only, from Settings → Archived Trips. organizer
  • View the archived list: anyone. member

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