# Delete a field that holds data — and get it back

> In SkedX CRM, Archive is the gentle way to remove a field: hidden everywhere, every value kept, Restore any time. Deleting an archived field for good asks where its values go: Copy the values into another field of the same type first (records that already have a value there keep it), Download the values as a CSV (record, value) and then delete, or Delete the values — they stay in Recently deleted → Fields for 30 days, where Restore field brings back the field and its values. Only the owner can delete a field for good; an admin sees the reason and can keep it archived. Every archive, restore and delete is written down in Earlier layouts.

Product: SkedX CRM · Topic: Profiles · Draft — steps not yet re-verified in the live product

A field you no longer need can still hold 1,500 answers. SkedX keeps a copy before anything is lost — and only the owner can delete for good.

## Step 1: Archive first

Archive the field first — it hides everywhere and keeps every value. On **Enquiries** and its profiles, open any record, click **Edit layout**, then **+ Field -> Existing field**: archived fields wait under **Archived**, each with **Restore here** and a bin. In other modules they wait in the Field Editor’s **Archived fields**.
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## Step 2: Choose where the values go

Click the bin beside the archived field. Choose **Copy the values into another field first**, **Download the values, then delete**, or **Delete the values** — kept 30 days. The button then says what happens, with the number of values.

## Step 3: Bring a field and its values back

On the list, open **⋯ -> Recently deleted** and pick **Fields**. Every field deleted for good in the last 30 days is listed there with **Restore field** — the box says how it works when nothing has been deleted. The field and its values come back; add it to a card from **+ Field -> Existing field**. In other modules the same list sits under the Field Editor’s **Deleted for good · last 30 days**.

## Common questions

### Where is the bin for an Enquiries field?

Enquiries has no separate Field Editor — its Field Editor is Edit layout on a record. Archive the field, then + Field -> Existing field -> Archived shows the bin beside it.

### Why can’t I delete a field for good?

Only the owner can. Keep it archived — it is hidden everywhere and its values are kept — or ask the owner.

### What does Copy do with records that already have a value?

Leaves them as they are. Copy only fills blanks.

### What happens after 30 days?

The kept values are cleared for good, the same as Recently deleted records.

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## Related guides
- Use a field that already exists: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/use-an-existing-field/
- Find a field on a record: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/find-a-field-on-a-record/
- Remove a drop-down option that records still use: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/delete-an-option-that-records-use/

Source: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/delete-a-field-that-holds-data/