# Why can't you search for an Archived Project by name?

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/why-cant-you-search-for-an-archived-project-by-name/19389>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Created:** [6 April 2018 21:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/why-cant-you-search-for-an-archived-project-by-name/19389 "2018-04-06T21:19:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Carrie\_Richardson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/carrie_richardson/32/15439_2.png) [@Carrie\_Richardson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Carrie_Richardson)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2018 21:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/why-cant-you-search-for-an-archived-project-by-name/19389/1 "2018-04-06T21:19:06Z")

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I think that you can only search for archived tasks, but not the actual project by name. Is there a reason for this?

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**Author:** ![Natalia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/natalia/32/34795_2.png) [@Natalia](https://forum.asana.com/u/Natalia)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2019 14:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/why-cant-you-search-for-an-archived-project-by-name/19389/2 "2019-12-16T14:53:25Z")

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Hi @Carrie_Richardson 👋

I’m closing this thread since is now possible to search for Archived Projects by name 🙌

Have a great week!

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**Author:** ![Natalia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/natalia/32/34795_2.png) [@Natalia](https://forum.asana.com/u/Natalia)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2019 14:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/why-cant-you-search-for-an-archived-project-by-name/19389/3 "2019-12-16T14:53:32Z")

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Closed on 16 December 2019 14:53 UTC