Close an Archive About this taskBy default, an archive is closed when it is full. However, you can manually close an archive before it is full. Procedure Access Configuration Hub. In the NAVIGATION section, under the Configuration Hub plugin for Historian, select Archives. The Archives section appears. Right-click the archive that you want to back up (or select ), and then select Close Archive. A message appears, asking you to confirm that you want to close the archive. Select Yes. The archive file is closed, and another one is used for writing data.