> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lightprotocol-migration.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guides

> Overview and comparison of guides to create, update, close, reinitialize, and burn permanently compressed accounts. Guides include step-by-step implementation and full code examples.

## Guides Overview

| Guide                                                                                               | Description                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Create Compressed Accounts](/compressed-pdas/guides/how-to-create-compressed-accounts)             | Create compressed accounts with address                                      |
| [Update Compressed Accounts](/compressed-pdas/guides/how-to-update-compressed-accounts)             | Update compressed accounts                                                   |
| [Close Compressed Accounts](/compressed-pdas/guides/how-to-close-compressed-accounts)               | Close compressed accounts, retain the address                                |
| [Reinitialize Compressed Accounts](/compressed-pdas/guides/how-to-reinitialize-compressed-accounts) | Reinitialize closed compressed accounts with the same address and new values |
| [Burn Compressed Accounts](/compressed-pdas/guides/how-to-burn-compressed-accounts)                 | Burn compressed accounts and their address permanently                       |

## Complete Flow Overview

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## Next Steps

Create a compressed account.