About Wikis Archiving

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the overall performance and usability of the MIT Wiki service, IS&T will commence an annual archival of Wiki spaces beginning in July 2012. Every July, Wiki spaces that have not been viewed for more than one year will be removed from the production server and copied to an archive server, where they will be maintained for an additional year.

During this time, Wiki space owners will have access to the archive server and will be able to view and modify their spaces on the archive server.  Archived Wiki sites can be restored to production upon user request within a one-year period, after which they will be permanently removed. Sites archived as part of the July 2012 archival effort will be available for restoration until July 2013.

Beginning in May 2012, a series of announcements will be made to the MIT community, including administrative and academic departments, alerting them of the new Wikis archival plan and providing them with information on the status of specific Wiki spaces.  Regular reminders and schedule milestones will continue to be communicated to all Wiki users on an ongoing basis throughout the archival process. 

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Wikis Annual Archival Process	Server
Beginning July 2012 and every July thereafter, Wiki spaces with no views in >1 year will be moved from the production server to the archive server.	Production
Beginning in July 2013 and every July thereafter, Wiki spaces moved from the production server to the archive server in the previous July will be permanently removed unless a restoration to production is requested.	Archive