Have you ever wanted to conceal a purchase made on Amazon? Whether to surprise your partner, respect privacy or just tidy up old orders, Amazon‘s archive feature allows you to easily hide orders from view.
In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll explain why you may want to hide Amazon orders, then outline the simple 4 step process to archive orders on your account, complete with annotated screenshots for visual learners.
Let‘s get started!
Why Hide Orders from Your Amazon History?
There are 3 main reasons you may want to archive Amazon orders:
- Privacy – If sharing an account, hiding purchases safeguards personal info
- Surprise gifts – Conceal presents so recipients don‘t ruin the surprise
- Organization – Archiving cleans up old or unimportant orders
Reviewing these common motivations first provides helpful context before diving into the step-by-step how-to portion.
Protecting Personal Privacy
With over 300 million active user accounts, many Amazon customers share Prime benefits or login credentials with family members.
While convenient, this access means your order history is viewable. Information like:
- Addresses of shipped items indicating where you travel or stay
- Sensitive health-related purchases
- Dating app subscriptions or risque items
According to Amazon‘s Conditions of Use, account holders are responsible for "maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials" – so hiding select purchases can help safeguard personal privacy.
Keeping Gifts Secret
Ever had a gift recipient ruin their own surprise by checking the order history?
My friend Jenny loved to spoil her birthday presents every year by peeking at her mom‘s Amazon orders.
Archiving order details prevents gift spoilers when sharing accounts with others. Ensuring your thoughtfulness stays secret!
Cleaning Up Old Orders
Prolific shoppers can accumulate hundreds of orders over time spanning years.
Formatting purchases by date shows growth of Amazon‘s popularity:
| Year | Total Orders |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 153 |
| 2021 | 87 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2019 | 17 |
With no limit on accumulation, old or irrelevant orders clutter up this purchase record.
Hiding less important entries declutters history – making current or high value orders easier to reference.
Think of it like tidying other records, whether tax documents or browsing history. Archiving outdated information promotes organization.
Step 1: Navigating to Your Orders
Once logged into Amazon, locate Your Account menu alongside the search bar:
Select Orders to view complete purchase history:
Tip: Bookmark this page to simplify revisiting.
Now let‘s explore the interface…
The order history displays in reverse chronological order by default, with most recent purchases on top.
You can filter and search records using the toolbox visible on desktop:
Mobile users tap filters icon to refine. With over 50 orders myself this year already, this capability proves essential to finding a specific entry!
Pro Tip: Year, date range, and keywords like item names or sellers all help isolate targeted purchases.
Step 2: Find Order To Archive
Scroll or use tools to identify the order you wish to hide.
Click View order details for additional information and options:
Here you can see supplemental data like:
- Precise date/time
- Shipping address
- Complete item breakdown
- Total price
Plus the almighty Archive order button we want.
But before hiding anything…
Step 3: Confirm Choice In Pop-up
Upon selecting Archive order, a confirmation popup appears:
Two choices here:
- Cancel – Close without archiving if incorrect order, rethinking, etc.
- Archive order – Verify you DO want to hide purchase from main history.
Once hidden, orders can still be accessed or unarchived later through Archived orders tab if needed. We‘ll explore that next.
For now, select confirmation to continue.
Step 4: Order Now Hidden From History
Almost done!
After archiving, you are returned to the main orders page. Refresh and…poof! Selected order disappears from view.
But don‘t panic. As mentioned, hidden purchases can be accessed via Archived orders like so:
Here you find all hidden entries. Showing ONLY if needing to:
- Review data
- Unarchive order
- Share with support
Pro Tip: Continue process to archive additional orders or create space.
Well done! You‘ve successfully hidden Amazon orders following 4 simple steps.
Recap And Additional Questions
Let‘s do a quick recap:
- Shared reasons for hiding orders like privacy, gifts and organization
- Navigated account to access full order history
- Identified and archived target purchase via details page
- Viewed effect and accessed hidden orders
That‘s the complete walkthrough!
I hope mapping out this reader-friendly guide provides everything you need to archive Amazon orders with confidence. Please reach out below if any other questions pop up along the way.
