Archived spaces missing in Archived Spaces list

Marianne Lee (Nagarro)

I have several spaces with status "Archived", some of them are listed in Archived Spaces list but many of them are missing from this list.

These archived spaces can be accessed via URL: <Confluence base URL> + <archive spacekey>, but they do not show up in Confluence search results of type spaces (with search archived spaces).

Does anyone know why and how this can be fixed?  I'd need these archived spaces to be listed in the Space Directory - Archived Spaces.

Diego_88dj6o

Hello there!

As I understand, some spaces that have been archived do not show on searches or the archived list, is that correct?

I believe that this can be solved by reindexing your instance:

1. Schedule a downtime for your Confluence
2. Click Cog icon > General Configuration
3. Search for Content Indexing in the left hand side list
4. Click Rebuild
5. Wait for the process to finish

Notes:

• This can take quite some time depending on your instance size
• Having users accessing the instance during the reindex can hinder the process
• If you are not a System admin, you will need to reach out to one

If the procedure above does not work, we can try a reindex from scratch:

1. Shut down Confluence
2. Perform a safety backup of the following two directories to a different location:
   1. <confluence-home>/index/
   2. <confluence-home>/journal/
3. Delete the two original directories:
   1. <confluence-home>/index/
   2. <confluence-home>/journal/
4. Start Confluence
5. Navigate to Confluence Admin > Content Indexing and click "Rebuild"

Notes:

• This will potentially take much more time to finish than the first procedure
• You will also need a downtime for this
• This needs to be performed by a system administrator

Marianne, you can check more information about this on these links:

How to Rebuild the Content Indexes From Scratch on Confluence Server

Content Index Administration

Archive a Space

 

Let us know your thoughts! Looking forward to your reply.