What happens to a task which has been created in My Tasks, if i remove the assignee?

[Ämblik]

Hi, i’m new to Asana but i’m already finding it fits my needs really well. I’m using it for more like personal productivity, as my organisation doesn’t (yet) use it.
As a result, i’m not in a team on Asana, and i’m the only assignee.

In order to manage tasks which don’t need my attention yet, and that can’t be adequately scheduled, i;ve been removing the assignee (me) so that they are unassigned.

In my scheduled reviews of open tasks (which i typically do by manually reviewing task lists by project), 1 category is then anything which is unassigned that i can pick up and put back on my radar. However, i’ve noticed that if i create a task in My Tasks and then decide to “backlog” it by removing the assignee, it sort of disappears into the ether.

I can use a saved search for unassigned tasks but it made me wonder what happens to these tasks? Do they exist anywhere i can see them?

It might be a feature request to have a defined place for “lost” tasks like this.

Thanks!

[lpb]

Welcome, @Ämblik,

Yes, the become a little untethered, but they don’t disappear.

If they’re unassigned and not in a project, then the only way to find them is with Search box > Advanced search (which requires a paid plan):

If you want, you can search in the Forum in Product Feedback for a request to vote on, or add your own if you don’t find one.

Thanks,

Larry