Audible’s Hide This Title vs Remove Download Option

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Audible renamed “Archive This Title” to “Hide This Title,” which often confuses users.

In simple terms, Hide removes a book from your library view, while Remove Download deletes it from your device storage.

This guide explains the difference between these features and when to use each one.

1: The “Hide this title” Feature

What is “Hide this title” on Audible?

“Hide this title” removes an audiobook from your main library view and moves it into a hidden folder, helping you with decluttering your Audible Library.

What happens when you hide a book?

• The audiobook disappears from your main Library list
• It moves to a Hidden folder
• You still fully own it
• You can unhide it anytime and continue listening

Consider the hide feature as a box of books in your basement. You own the books and they are always there if you need them but you do not see them every day and they do not take space on your library shelf.

Why use the Hide feature?

From my experience, this becomes very useful once your library grows.

When I started using Audible regularly, I ended up with dozens of finished audiobooks mixed with unfinished books.

It became hard to track what I had already listened to and what I still needed to complete in a series. Hiding finished titles made the library feel significantly more manageable.

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How to Hide Audible books

To hide an audiobook in the Audible app

• Open the Audible app and go to the Library section
• Tap Audiobooks option to show all audiobooks in your library

• Next, either long-press on the title or tap on the ellipses option (⋮) in front of the title
• Select Hide this title option

The book is now hidden.

Where do Hidden books go?

Well, the hidden titles are moved to the Hidden folder in your Audible app.

To access the hidden folder:

• Go to the Library section
• Next, tap on the Lists option

• Scroll down to find and tap the Hidden folder

This folder contains all your hidden titles. You can either long-press a book cover or tap on the on the ellipses option (⋮) in front of the title and tap Unhide title to add it back to your library.

Does Hiding Audible books save space?

The hide option declutters and manages your library section. It does not remove the downloaded files so storage remains unchanged.

If a book is already downloaded on your device, you must use the remove download option to delete it from your device to free up the storage space before hiding it.

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You may have 50-100 books in your library from various series. It can be very confusing to figure out which one you have listened to and which one is the next book in the series.

Hiding finished books help you clean the clutter.

2: The “Remove Download” Feature

What is “Remove Download” on Audible?

The “Remove Download” feature deletes the audiobook from your device but the book cover stays visible in your library section.

What happens when you remove a download?

• The audiobook is deleted from your phone storage
• The book still appears in your library section
• You can re-download it anytime
• It frees up device storage space

Related Article: How to reduce Audible storage

Once the audiobook is deleted, the book cover will change, featuring a small downward arrow.

How to remove Audible download from your device?

Follow these steps to remove/delete an audiobook from your device.

• Open the Audible app and go to the Library section
• Tap Audiobooks option to show all audiobooks

• To delete a book, long-press on the book cover or tap the ellipses option in front of the title and tap Remove download

The audiobook is now deleted from your device.

Once the audiobook is deleted, the book cover will change, featuring a small downward arrow.

Auto-Remove feature (very useful)

Audible app has an option to automatically delete the finished titles from your device.

To enable the auto-remove option:

• Go to the Profile section at the bottom navigation bar
• Tap on Settings (gear option)

Next, open Data & Storage

Enable the Auto-remove option from the list

Once auto-remove is enabled, Audible will automatically delete the finished audiobooks from your device.

Here is a comparison of hide the title and remove download features.

Feature	Hide This Title	Remove Download
Removes from library view	Yes	No
Deletes from device	No	Yes
Frees storage space	No	Yes
Affects ownership	No	No
Can re-access anytime	Yes	Yes

Hide vs Remove Download – Which Option Should You Use?

Use “Hide This Title” when:

• Your library feels cluttered
• You have finished books but don’t want to see them
• You want better organization

Use “Remove Download” when:

• Your phone storage is full
• You want to keep books but not store them locally
• You listen across multiple devices

Best Practice (Recommended Workflow)

The most efficient way to use Audible is combining both:

• Don’t download books until you are ready to listen
• Remove downloads after finishing
• Hide completed titles to clean your library
• Enable auto-remove for convenience

This keeps your app clean, fast, and easy to navigate.

Can You Permanently Delete Audiobooks from Audible?

Yes, but only from Amazon’s website.

Steps:

• Go to Amazon → Manage Your Content and Devices
• Select View: Audiobooks
• Choose a title to delete
• Click Delete and then Yes, delete permanently

Warning: This action removes the audiobook from your account completely.

Purchased Audible books (via credit or cash) remain yours forever. You can re-download them anytime, even after canceling membership unless you permanently delete them from Amazon.