# Export entity? what does it do?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 30, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724 "2019-06-30T20:14:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724/1 "2019-06-30T20:14:53Z")

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Hello, a regular on my forum recently did this?  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/3/4/3447fac373ef5cedd1a4b58d993bc0ff500b474f_2_690x32.png)  
Export entity. This has confused me as I am not even sure what this is / does.  
Help appreciated.  
Thanks everyone

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**Author:** ![Steven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/steven/32/187890_2.png) [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724/2 "2019-06-30T20:19:13Z")

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I think this is the Download activity option in the profile

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/f/af51b8181afa0c227800b4147e763a09ca96b5d2.png)

It creates an archive with all the posts made by the user

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**Author:** ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724/3 "2019-06-30T20:31:03Z")

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OK thanks for that I will look into it

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-entity-what-does-it-do/121724/4 "2019-07-30T20:31:11Z")

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