# Archiving cases created through excel case import feature

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/archiving-cases-created-through-excel-case-import-feature/6759>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/archiving-cases-created-through-excel-case-import-feature/6759 "2019-08-21T15:15:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nik\_Des](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nik\_Des](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Nik_Des)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/archiving-cases-created-through-excel-case-import-feature/6759/1 "2019-08-21T15:15:28Z")

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Hi,

I had imported close to 16,000 cases through the excel case import feature. I need to now archive these cases. I tried to do this through the bulk archiving feature available on the "Manage forms" page but the forms which created these cases do not show up there at all.

If I do the archiving at the "Case List" page, I am able to archive around 100 cases at one point of time by archiving 1 form. As you can see, this is not the optimal procedure. Please suggest if there is a way of bulk archiving these cases. Pleas note that closing the cases through the excel case import feature is not enough and I need to archive the cases.

Regards,  
Nikhil