Does archiving a process free up memory?

Archiving a process in Appian serves as a way to manage resources effectively, particularly when it comes to long-running or completed processes. The correct understanding is that while archiving does not entirely eliminate the resource usage associated with a process, it plays a crucial role in optimizing memory.

When a process is archived, it is moved from active memory to a storage solution, which frees up active memory that was previously used to maintain the process's state information. This action helps improve overall system performance by reducing the memory footprint. However, even after archiving, the archived data remains stored on disk, which means it still consumes disk space. This distinction is important as it highlights that while memory may be reduced, potential costs in terms of disk storage persist.

This understanding clarifies that while some resources are conserved (especially memory), archived processes will still use disk space for storage.