> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.plumvoice.com/insight/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.plumvoice.com/insight/survey-manager/locking-surveys.md).

# Locking Surveys

Locking a survey provides extra protection by preventing anyone from making changes to it. This is useful when a survey is deployed and running in production. Locking a survey also prevents you from clearing the respondent data or deleting the survey entirely.

In order to lock a survey click on the “unlocked” icon <img src="/files/-M5YG3f1bQip8fOlhr8R" alt="" data-size="line">. This opens a dialog window that asks users to re-enter their password.

<div align="left"><img src="/files/-M5YG3ev19aFYLN6jRtn" alt=""></div>

Entering the correct password locks the survey, as indicated by the “locked” icon <img src="/files/-M5YG3ewhRq5AfGk67Lv" alt="" data-size="line">. Locking a survey disables its Edit, Clear and Delete icons.

To unlock a survey click on the locked icon and enter your password. This returns the survey to the unlocked state and all available actions become active again.


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