Links to the Apple Support Community are everywhere: in old forum posts, blog articles, bookmarks and search results. Once discussions.apple.com closes on November 20, 2026, those links stop working. Here's how to find the discussion anyway.
1. Change the domain in the link
The archive keeps the original paths. Replace discussions.apple.com with discussions-apple.com and keep the rest of the link:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/number→https://discussions-apple.com/thread/numberhttps://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-number→https://discussions-apple.com/docs/DOC-number
For example, the popular User Tip Setting up a local web server on a Mac is at
/docs/DOC-3083, exactly like on the original site.
2. Search the archive
If you only remember the problem, use Search. You can search discussions, User Tips and people, and filter results by community, author and time.
3. Browse by product
Browse lists every community: iPhone, Mac, macOS, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, iCloud and more. The newest restored threads are on Latest discussions.
The thread isn't there yet?
The archive is still being restored, so some discussions are not available yet. If there's a thread you rely on, share the link in r/AppleCommunityArchive and we'll prioritize it.