DOC - Is it possible to archive folders?

We have moved documents within a newly created folder structure in DOC and will no longer need the old folders in future. We already have archived documents in the old folders that we do not want to delete. However, if we delete the old folders now, will the path to the already archived documents be lost, or even the entire documents? Therefore, my question is: is it possible to archive entire folders? So far, I only see the options "move" or "delete".