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# Stop a session and find it later

A session stays open after the agent finishes, so you can keep going. When the work is done, archive it. Nothing is deleted.

## Archive a session

#### Open the session menu

On the session page, choose **Session actions** (**⋯**), then **Archive**.

#### Confirm if the agent is working

If the agent is mid-turn, **Archive this session?** asks first. Choose **Stop and archive**.

#### Bring it back any time

Choose **Unarchive** in the same menu, or send the session a message.

![Archive this session? dialog explaining that archiving stops the agent's turn and hides the session, with Keep working and Stop and archive buttons](/_fern-files/_img/a559b0c2f4dc67ed0fdc4774a2f676f7bdff404b0776696c302b2f1979f17d58.webp)

## Stop a session

* To stop the agent's current turn, choose **Stop turn** in the message box. The session stays open.
* To end a session for good, use **Stop** on a running session under the composer on the **New session** page, then **Stop session**. **Stop** shows when the project nears its plan's limit on running sessions. A stopped session is read-only, and its sandbox keeps running.

## Find past sessions

#### Open the list

In the sidebar's **Sessions** section, choose **View all sessions**. The list covers all your projects and starts on the one you're in; change the project filter to see the others.

#### Filter it

Pick a tab such as **Needs you** or **Running**. Tabs for other states, such as **Done** or **Failed**, show once a session is in them. Search with **Search title or branch…**, or pick **Started by me**.

#### See archived sessions

Choose **Archived**.

![Sessions page with state tabs, a search box, Project, Agent, Started by and Archived filters, and a table of sessions with their project, status, changes, who started them and when they were updated](/_fern-files/_img/75c96bd14e491e9ad74d210b4f237b02212516ead2f3f6b514e5f4a19814da5f.webp)

## Good to know

* **Asleep**: the sandbox went to sleep. A message wakes it. **Paused**: choose **Resume sandbox** in **Session actions** (about a minute).
* Archiving a sandbox's last session puts the sandbox to sleep. **Undo** on the toast wakes it again.
* The sidebar's **Sessions** section switches between **Mine** and **Team**. Use **Filter and arrange sessions** to group by **Folder**, and **Move to folder** on a row.

## Related

* [Session chat](/session-chat)
* [Inbox](/inbox)
* [Sandboxes](/sandboxes)