# Does archiving topics help improve performance?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 2, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755 "2020-09-02T07:29:47Z")
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### Author:  [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755/1 "2020-09-02T07:29:47Z")
Is there any benefit to archiving topics other than preventing changes? For example, helping to improve system performance?
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### Author:  [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2020, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755/2 "2020-09-02T09:55:58Z")
> [@nildarar](#):
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> improve system performance?
It should drive less traffic to Archived topic, so yes,.. kind of..
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### Author:  [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755/3 "2020-09-02T11:07:17Z")
> [@Overgrow](#):
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> It should drive less traffic to Archived topic
Does this mean that archived posts are not displayed in searches or some lists?
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### Author:  [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755/4 "2020-09-02T11:11:22Z")
Details here:
> [@Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-closed-unlisted-and-archived-topics/51238):
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> bookmark This guide explains the differences between Closed, Unlisted, and Archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers various ways to manage topics, including closing, unlisting, and archiving. Each of these options serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed and interacted with. This guide will explain the differences between these three states and th…
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-archiving-topics-help-improve-performance/162755/5 "2020-10-02T11:14:56Z")
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