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 # 44 — Archiving a card reaches git, and so does every other write the board makes to a task file
 
-**Status:** Backlog
+**Status:** In Progress
+**Assignee:** istos
 **Priority:** High — an archive silently stalls team-mode sync, and the
 board says nothing about why
 **Type:** Bug