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# Org Maintenance

Learn how you can prepare for downtime during org maintenance.

Maintenance events, whether planned or unplanned, are designed to maintain and improve your org's overall performance, security, and availability. Generally, maintenance requires the instance your org resides on to be unavailable, which is why it’s good to have a plan in place and prepare for this downtime.

- **[Prepare for System Maintenance](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.availability_system_maintenance_preparation.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To prepare for maintenance events, review these tips.