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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Back It Up

The other day, my heart stopped briefly when I wasn't able to get into my blogger dashboard. After a few minutes of panic, I realized I was logged into a different Google account than the one my blog is connected to. whew! So all is well on that front, but it was a good reminder to back up the blog regularly. Admittedly, I do it only quarterly at best, and I'm curious what you do, if at all. If you never have, it's super quick, as you'll see below.
Note that this is for Blogger only. Do research if your blog is on another platform.

Step 1. SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE: First, go to your blog's dashboard just like you were going to edit a post.


See way over in the upper right corner where it says "Backup/Restore"? Click there.


Choose "Download full template." A file full of code will be downloaded. Save the file and I suggest, rename it to include the current date. 


Close the Backup/Restore window. Step one is done.

Step 2. SAVE YOUR CONTENT: Still on your blog's dashboard, click "Settings" in the left hand column, then "Other." See under "Import & back up" the choice to "Back up Content." Click there and another file full of code will be downloaded. This one will take a little longer than the template, but not long. Save the file and again, rename it to include the current date. 


That's it! Seriously, it'll take you ten minutes or so. And give you a whole lot more peace of mind.
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27 comments:

  1. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlMay 12, 2016 at 7:31 AM

    Good reminder, Debbie. I back up my computer quarterly. Thankfully I have my blog archived by my host, which should help in the event of some calamity (theoretically).

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  2. RobbyMay 12, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    Nothing like the adrenaline rush of missing data to help us vow to reform our backup and security habits, eh? Glad yours turned out to just be a 'test of the blogger alert system'. Not a blogger, but we've been down this road with other things.

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  3. Sarah @ Georgia Girl QuiltsMay 12, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    Thank you for the reminder! I always forget to do this and now I've got a reminder set for the first of the month.

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  4. SharonMay 12, 2016 at 10:49 AM

    Thanks for the reminder and the how-to! I just got my blog all backed up and saved. Don't know that I've ever done that.

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  5. LeanneMay 12, 2016 at 11:34 AM

    I do this often but will do it again today, thanks for the reminder.

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  6. KristinMay 12, 2016 at 2:43 PM

    Holy cow I have never done this and didn't know that it was a thing...

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  7. Barb NeiwertMay 12, 2016 at 2:51 PM

    Thank you for showing the way! So much to remember. Thanks!

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  8. KirstenMay 12, 2016 at 3:05 PM

    I have never done this before either so thanks for the great tip Debbie!

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  9. EllynMay 12, 2016 at 4:02 PM

    hmm have never done this in 8 years of blogging! oops! thanks Debbie, it's done now

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  10. JessicaMay 12, 2016 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks for the tip, Debbie. Fab idea. Done!

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  11. Grandma GMay 13, 2016 at 7:09 AM

    Thanks for the reminder! It's been... way too long since I've backed mine up. And other stuff as well. :(

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  12. JayneMay 13, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    Yikes! I've never ever done this! Thanks to you I just did! Now if I can only remember to do it often!!

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  13. Sarah@123quiltMay 13, 2016 at 8:59 AM

    I've never backed mine up. I'm going to do it right now. Thanks for the reminder and the easy instructions!

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  14. KateMay 13, 2016 at 9:13 AM

    Timely reminder! My host charged me $150 to restore my blog last year, and I need to back up everything before I go hunting for a new host next month.

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  15. Sarah @ mila+cuatroMay 13, 2016 at 2:40 PM

    Thanks for the reminder, I've never backed up my blog, so its about time I started!

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  16. Vicki in MNMay 13, 2016 at 7:26 PM

    I too have never done this, didn't know I had to. Thank you for the great instructions, it's done.

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  17. Kate @ Smiles From KateMay 14, 2016 at 12:30 AM

    Thank you Debbie. As a blogger of only four months it was something I had never considered. I have been doing a series of tutorials for new bloggers, just the kind of things I needed to learn, I hope you don't mind if a put a link on my tutorials page, I know many others will be unaware of this.
    Smiles
    Kate

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  18. IzzyMay 14, 2016 at 4:28 AM

    Oh boy - I never back up my blog! And I know I should - I work with computers all day and back up my work all the time... Don't know why it never occurred to me to back up my blog?! Thank you so much for the reminder and the VERY helpful tutorial. :-)

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  19. www.hudsonvalleyquilts.comMay 14, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    Thank you!! This is great.

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  20. KaHollyMay 14, 2016 at 4:42 PM

    Hmm. I didn't know we were supposed to! Thanks for the heads up!

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  21. M-R CharbonneauMay 14, 2016 at 7:24 PM

    Very good point! I haven't backed mine up, ever! Thanks for showing me how to do it, Debbie!

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  22. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentMay 18, 2016 at 10:38 PM

    Thank you so much Deb, my blog content file is downloading now. I hadn't done this for a couple of years.

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  23. FlourishingPalmsMay 21, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    Hmm. My Blogger dashboard doesn't look like yours. Perhaps that's because I never updated to the newer (eight years ago?) version. I'm still on the old one, and it's working just fine for me. Though I have no idea if my blog is backed up! As well, I cannot find anywhere by blog's photos. Well, I can find the old ones, up to 2014, but after that, it's a mystery. Thankfully, I print a blog book each year, so that's my reassuring back-up. Thanks for the time you took to post this though!

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  24. DoremonJuly 1, 2016 at 5:32 PM

    Thank you for the reminder! I always forget to do this and now I've got a reminder set for the first of the month.
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  25. DoremonJuly 1, 2016 at 5:33 PM

    Peter
    I've never backed mine up. I'm going to do it right now. Thanks for the reminder and the easy instructions!http://coradar.org/

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  26. Michelle @ From Bolt to BeautyAugust 13, 2016 at 4:28 AM

    Many thanks for this information! : )

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  27. Jane HolbrookJanuary 9, 2017 at 7:15 AM

    Thanks, that was simple. Hope none of us have the apocalypse of lost blog efforts. I feel like one of the cool quilters now.

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