# In user archive, 'user\_archive' file should be something like 'posts\_archive' to be less confusing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-user-archive-user-archive-file-should-be-something-like-posts-archive-to-be-less-confusing/330525
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [October 12, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-user-archive-user-archive-file-should-be-something-like-posts-archive-to-be-less-confusing/330525 "2024-10-12T02:54:42Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-user-archive-user-archive-file-should-be-something-like-posts-archive-to-be-less-confusing/330525/1 "2024-10-12T02:54:42Z")

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In the user archive that is downloaded by the user, finding the CSV of your posts is not easy to find. In the folder of all the files downloaded, the posts are stored in `user_achive.csv`. It is unclear, since the folder has ‘user\_archive’ in it, and no file explicitly states where the posts are stored in. Could it be renamed to `post_archive.csv` or something similar instead?

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-user-archive-user-archive-file-should-be-something-like-posts-archive-to-be-less-confusing/330525/2 "2024-10-13T20:35:08Z")

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Giving the `user_archive.csv` file a more meaningful name seems like a reasonable request.

Going beyond that, it would be great if the archive came with a little desktop app that allowed its content to be read in a web browser.

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### Author: ![rishabh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rishabh/32/179446_2.png) [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-user-archive-user-archive-file-should-be-something-like-posts-archive-to-be-less-confusing/330525/3 "2024-10-15T15:40:37Z")

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> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> Could it be renamed to `post_archive.csv` or something similar instead?

Did a quick download to confirm and yes, I found my posts in a file called user\_archive. Not sure of the reason why it’s called that but if the file always has posts only, we could rename it 👍