Archive settings, as an additional feature, work in tandem with the auto-delete dormant users feature. By configuring archive settings, you can archive the user's data by exporting them to a Custom Entity collection while they are being deleted from the auto-delete. Enabling this setting also archives an export of a user's data when they are deleted via the Portal, or the DeleteUser() call of PlayerState service.
- Additionally, you can also hook a cloud code script to be invoked at the occurrence of a user's archiving.
Pro-tips:
the Archive feature requires access to Custom Entities - which requires the app to be on one of the Plus plans. You can update your app's plan via the Change Plan option on the Team | Manage | Apps screen.
Restoring an archived account is a manual process for the developer. The goal of the archive process is to ensure that the relevant data is available.