Novelcrafter

Archiving and Restoring Scenes

Learn how to archive and restore scenes in Novelcrafter.

1 min read Last updated Sep 23, 2026

By default, you cannot delete scenes. Instead, you archive them - they will always be there in the cloud in case you have regrets and want them back.

If you want to delete a chapter, you first need to archive all the scenes within it, or move them to other chapters.

Archiving a Scene

In Plan

For scenes that have writing (in either the scene or the scene summary), you can archive them by accessing the scene actions menu (three dots) next to the scene title. At the bottom is the option to Archive Scene .

Archiving scene from plan view

In Write

In the manuscript, you can also access the action menu, and click Archive Scene .

Archiving scene from write view

Restoring a Scene

In Plan

At the bottom of each chapter in the Plan interface, click the + New button. In the menu that appears, there is an option to Add Scene From Archive .

Restoring scene from plan view

You can also restore archived scenes by clicking on a chapters actions menu (three dots), selecting + New , then Add Scene From Archive .

In Write

At the bottom of each chapter in the Write interface, you can also use the + New button. In the menu that appears, there is an option to Add Scene From Archive .

Restoring scene from write view

A modal will then appear. You can click through any archived scenes and insert or delete them.

Deleting the scene here removes it from your story permanently.

Insert scene from archive interface

Inserting a scene will append it to the end of the selected chapter. You do not have to readd the scene in the same place you archived it from.