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title: "Hide an evidence type"
slug: "hide-an-evidence-type"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Site Administrator", "How-to", "Screenshot"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:26Z
canonical: "totara.help/hide-an-evidence-type"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hide an evidence type

Once you have [created an evidence type](/19/docs/add-an-evidence-type) you may wish to hide it so it is no longer visible to other users. This is helpful if you cannot, or don't want to, permanently delete an evidence type.

To hide an evidence type, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Evidence.*
2. Click eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A01%3A48Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A01%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iaVYTjlSk8jL5ZY5NbMsYNxlR1vILmt3z7JXGF2yLBg%3D)) next to the evidence type you wish to hide.

Remember, a closed eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_close.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A01%3A48Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A01%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iaVYTjlSk8jL5ZY5NbMsYNxlR1vILmt3z7JXGF2yLBg%3D)) means the evidence type is hidden, and an open eye icon means it is visible (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A01%3A48Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A01%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iaVYTjlSk8jL5ZY5NbMsYNxlR1vILmt3z7JXGF2yLBg%3D) ).

![The Manage evidence types page.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1647963270564.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A01%3A48Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A01%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iaVYTjlSk8jL5ZY5NbMsYNxlR1vILmt3z7JXGF2yLBg%3D)

## Next steps

- [Show an evidence type](/19/docs/show-an-evidence-type)
- [Delete an evidence type](/19/docs/delete-an-evidence-type)
- [Add evidence](/19/docs/add-evidence)

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