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Archiving and Deleting Clients

Learn step by step about archiving clients, undoing actions, moving to trash, the 30-day retention rule, and permanent deletion.

5 min
Beginner

Overview

There are three stages of managing client records in Mindora: Archiving, Moving to Trash, and Permanent Deletion. Each stage offers a different level of reversibility.

Client Status Flow

The states a client record can go through:

Active

Clients with ongoing therapy. All features are available.

Archived

Inactive clients. Data is preserved but some sub-records are affected. Read-only mode.

Trash

Deleted clients. Permanently deleted after 30-day retention period.

Tip
Prefer archiving over deleting. Archiving is easy to reverse and safe. Deleting introduces a 30-day time constraint.

Archiving a Client

Archiving is ideal for clients whose therapy has ended but whose data you want to keep.

1

Open the client card menu

On the Clients page, open the three-dot menu on the client's card and choose "Archive".

2

Read the warning

Read the warning in the confirmation dialog; all data will be preserved.

3

Confirm

Click "Archive" to confirm the action.

Tip
The client is moved to the "Archived" tab. A notification appears at the bottom of the screen with an undo option.

What Happens When Archived?

Client is moved to the Archived list.

Notes and past sessions are preserved as-is.

Profile becomes read-only — no editing, session scheduling, or note-taking.

A yellow warning banner is shown on the detail page.

Active goals are automatically archived.

Future scheduled sessions are automatically cancelled.

Unarchiving

You can reactivate an archived client.

1

Open the Archived tab

On the Clients page, switch to the "Archived" tab and locate the client.

2

Click Unarchive

Open the three-dot menu on the client's card and choose "Unarchive".

3

Client is reactivated

The client returns to the Active list and all features become available again.

Tip
Goals that were archived with the client are automatically restored. However, cancelled sessions are not restored — you'll need to recreate them manually if needed.

Moving to Trash

You can move a client to trash when you want to delete them completely. This action is reversible.

1

Open the client card menu

On the Clients page, open the three-dot menu on the client's card and choose "Delete".

2

Read the warning

Read the 30-day retention period in the confirmation dialog.

3

Confirm

Click "Move to Trash" to confirm the action.

Tip
The client is moved to the "Trash" tab. A notification appears at the bottom of the screen with an undo option.

Effects on Data

When a client is moved to trash:

Future scheduled sessions are automatically cancelled.

Goals are automatically moved to trash and permanently deleted after 30 days.

Notes are automatically moved to trash and permanently deleted after 30 days.

Past session data is preserved (for 30 days).

Tip
All cascade operations are recorded in the activity history. A separate entry is created for each affected record, linked to the original action.
Tip
You can immediately undo archiving and deleting by clicking the "Undo" button in the notification that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Archive vs Delete Difference

Archiving and deleting behave differently for goals and notes:

Archiving

Goals are archived, future sessions are cancelled. Notes are not affected.

Deleting

Goals and notes are moved to trash, future sessions are cancelled. All are permanently deleted after 30 days.

30-Day Retention Rule

Clients in the trash are kept for 30 days. After this period, they are automatically permanently deleted by the system.

Tip
You can restore the client before the 30 days are up. After the period expires, there is no way to recover.

Restoring from Trash

You can restore a client from the trash within 30 days.

1

Open the Trash tab

On the Clients page, switch to the "Trash" tab and locate the client.

2

Click Restore

Open the three-dot menu on the client's card and choose "Restore".

3

Client is reactivated

The client returns to active status.

Tip
Goals and notes that were deleted with the client are automatically restored. However, cancelled sessions are not restored — you'll need to recreate them manually if needed.

Permanent Deletion

You can permanently delete clients from the trash. This action cannot be undone.

1

Open the Trash tab

On the Clients page, switch to the "Trash" tab and locate the client.

2

Click Delete Permanently

Open the three-dot menu on the client's card and choose "Delete Permanently".

3

Read the warning

Read the warning carefully; this action cannot be undone.

4

Confirm

Confirm to permanently delete all data.

Permanent Deletion Scope

Permanent deletion cannot be undone. The following data is deleted:

All sessions and session records

All clinical notes and note connections

All goals and goal connections

All breakthrough records

Tip
For security purposes, the client's past activity logs (audit logs) are preserved even after permanent deletion.
Tip
Use the status tabs in the client list to see archived and trashed clients. Each tab shows the client count.