Use an export to retain and inspect the site's recorded evidence. Supervisors have operational exports; owners and supervisors can prepare the complete export from Closure. Only an owner closes RemnantRack for the site. Read the actual dates and obligations shown before deciding.
Prepare and check an archive
On Exports, choose XLSX for spreadsheet use or CSV for another system. XLSX preserves codes such as leading-zero material references and text beginning with an equals sign. A spreadsheet opening CSV may reinterpret those values. The archive includes a manifest with file rows and SHA-256 values and a PDF summary.
Lengths are whole nanometres, times are UTC and people appear as identifiers. The export is evidence and input for another system; it is not a stock valuation or a way to restore RemnantRack. Making and downloading an operational export needs a second-factor check from the last five minutes. Only its requester can download it during its availability window.
Resolve the site's obligations
Open Closure and inspect Work still open. Checked-out cuts, held cuts and live reservations must be finished, resolved or released first. Closing cannot leave material at the saw or held for a job. Inspect unsettled print work, waiting webhook deliveries and active read credentials as part of the decision.
Prepare and download the complete export while access is available. Check the archive and retain it according to your organisation's records arrangements. A visible preparation request is not the same as a completed download.
Understand the closure result
Closure stops further recording, stations, webhook sending and the read API. The page states the history reading period and earliest deletion date. It does not change the SmartFACT account, plan, billing or other products. Reopening requires support.
A supervisor viewing the page can help settle work and retain records, but the owner makes the closure decision. Use the site's displayed dates rather than assuming one fixed retention period applies to every organisation.