> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getduezen.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export and archiving

> Export payment history as a CSV, understand what archiving does to an item, and restore an archived bill.

## Export payment data as CSV

Go to **Settings → Export Data**, choose a date range, and tap **Export**. The file is generated on your device and the system share sheet opens, so you can save it to Files, email it, or open it in a spreadsheet app.

Available ranges: this month, last 6 months, this year, all time.

The CSV includes these columns:

| Column       | Contents                      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- |
| Name         | The item name                 |
| Category     | Built-in or custom category   |
| Amount       | Payment amount                |
| Due date     | The scheduled date            |
| Payment date | When you actually recorded it |
| Recurrence   | Interval, if the item repeats |
| Status       | Paid, late, overdue           |

<Note>
  Export is also the practical way to share records with someone else — an accountant, a partner, or a household budget spreadsheet.
</Note>

## How archiving works

Archiving removes an item from your active list without deleting its payment history. It fits cancelled subscriptions, paid-off loans, and seasonal expenses that do not recur every year.

Archive a bill from its detail screen using the archive icon or the three-dot menu.

* Archived items vanish from the dashboard, bill list, Fund Flow, and reminders immediately
* Payment history for archived items is preserved indefinitely
* Their historical budget and Fund Flow data remains in past reports

Items with an end date archive themselves the day after that date. See [Recurring bills](/core/recurring-bills).

## Restore an archived item

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the archived filter">
    Go to **History**, tap the filter icon, and enable **Archived**. Archived items appear with a grey badge.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the item">
    Tap it to go to its detail screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tap Restore">
    The item returns to your active bill list.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Restoring brings back every original setting — category, recurrence, reminders, auto-pay configuration. The next due date recalculates from today forward, so you will not see a stack of backdated overdue alerts.

<Warning>
  DueZen stores data on your device only, with no cloud backup. Exporting a CSV periodically is the only way to keep a copy that survives losing or wiping the device. See [Privacy and your data](/privacy).
</Warning>