We spend so much time and effort working on our blogs, why not go the extra mile and ensure your blog is there…even when your host may not be? Today, we’re giving you the tools you need to understand how to backup a Blogger blog.
Backing Up Your Blogger Blog
If you blog on the Blogger platform (aka bloodspot), you may not realize that Google owns your blog. You are using their service for free and they have total control over the storage of your posts and comments. You might be thinking, “Hey, it’s GOOGLE. They are huge and awesome and they’re not going anywhere!” Perhaps. But even huge and awesome companies can have technological mishaps and hacker attacks.
Why Backing Up Blogger Matters
I have read about several cases where a blogger’s blog has simply disappeared. Google couldn’t explain it or get it back. I’ve also read about situations where Google decided to block a blog (not allow you to access or post) for policy violations, even when the blogger did not really (or intentionally) violate any policy. And it can be a long wait battling Google for control of your blog again.
The key to controlling your blog content is to back it up.
There is a very simple way to do this and we’ve laid out the process step-by-step below.
- Log into your Blogger dashboard.
- Click on “Settings“.
- Find the tab entitled, “Basic“. Here you’ll see an option to “Export Blog“. This will allow you to save an xml file directly to your desktop that includes all of your posts and comments.
- From the Export Blog option, click on “Download Blog”.
Back up your blog on a regular basis and you’ll never find yourself at the mercy of Google.
Keep in mind that the above instructions only allow you to backup your content. To backup a customized blog design, you’ll next the take a few extra steps.
- Log into your Blogger dashboard.
- Click on “Design“.
- Find the tab entitled, “Edit HTML” and be sure to click on the box that says, “Expand Widget Template“.
- Finish the process by clicking on the option to “Download Full Template“.
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So great to have the info on backing up my blog! Thank you!
Well, I have St. Paddy’s Day recipes up at the Deep South Dish food blog, but right now I have a great giveaway on My New 30 blog for some fantastic high quality essential oils! Come and check it out!
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I forgot to add I also send the file to my email. I’ve had my computer crash twice and lost so much. I’ve never had issues with email so that’s my backup to my backup
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So late today, but here is a recent post: http://jewelsandtreasures.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-open-is-too-open.html
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Great post……
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My blog is:
http://www.momslikeyou.blogspot.com
Thanks for the info on backing up the blog. I have thought of it before but was never sure how to do it and didn’t bother. Shame on me.
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Here’s a link to a specific post of mine.
Thanks!
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Happy Belated Birthday!
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Cheers!
Kerry
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Wow I`m not the first one here…;) Happy Sunday to all of you!
This is great information, I’m going to share it with some of my other friends, had no idea. Gonna do it today, thanks!
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I tried to back mine up but it kept loading some Big-BangX4 application, and not my blog.
WTHeck?
Is my blog infected or something?
I followed every step. Can anyone help?!!
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Thanks–I am a techno-illiterate, but this is something I can understand. I just backed up my blog, which seems like a sensible thing to do. Thanks!
Loved the backup reminder! Still have time!
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Great! Since I just posted my first blog this will be easy for me! Thanks for the information!
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Excellent tips especially as I have a Blogger site in addition to my WordPress site listed above. I am thrilled I found this site and look forward to making lots of connections here. I do some backup but need to do it every time I post there.
Cheers,
Elizabeth
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I just backed up my blog
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Never made it yesterday but hope everyone had a nice Saturday!
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Hmmm – is Monday too late for Saturday Sharefest?? lol Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!
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Better late than never!
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New to this so I definitely backed up my blog!
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What a great post, I am going to back mine up now
This is my favorite post from last month http://createdbydiane.blogspot.com/2010/02/hot-lips.html
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I have a question about the download.
I was able to download it, but it opens a file that is saved but opens on the web. Is there a way to save it as a file on my computer? I was not able to figure that part out. When I opened the file I saved essentially it’s a web based file now.
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I’m a day late, but Happy Weekend everyone
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Happy belated birthday! Hope you had a great day! Thanks for the tip! Just did it right now
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What a great tip, I need to do that again.
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great information. thank you for posting.
I have just backed up my blog! Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks for the helpful information!
Wow, thanks for the info. I did not know this. My blog at this point is a HUGE file and i worry about it taking so much space on my hard drive… any other solutions? I appreciate it!
Jessica
Awesome post! While I am not on blogger, I did learn my lesson on the importance of always backing up last week!!
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This is great advice!!! Thank you for sharing. I will make sure to do this on the regular!
-Mimi
This is probably one of the best tips out there!! I have heard horror stories about Mom bloggers loosing Their blogs. How devastating that would be.
Thanks so much BAcking up right now. and every month from here on out. Thanks!
I’m so glad to know how to back up! I was worried about saving comments, etc. Copy/Paste takes SO long.
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Better late than never.
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Thanks for the info on backing up my blog! Just found this great site.
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Very helpful! I just followed your advice. Thanks for sharing and all the best!
Great Info! I did it immediately, good stuff to keep learning about. Thanks Sits!
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Thanks for the info…I did it immediately. Grateful for the new info I get fromt this awesome site!
http://www.ineedacanoe.blogspot.com
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I just did it! Thanks for the great tip
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Great tips!!
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Thank you for the information on blog back up! I had no idea!!
Going to check out some of the other great bloggers here….
Thanks!
SheilaC
http://myemptynestisfullofcathair-sheilac.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesday-thoughts-to-ponder-330.html
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Just backed up my blog. A million thanks for the great tip!
Dianne
Great tips I did learned a lot from this article especially backing up your blog. You can also use commentluv plugin from WordPress to increase traffic its like dofollow comments. Anyways thanks
Thanks so much for this – it was super helpful!
Great info helped a ton. I lost my entire blog today for some reason. It just vanished and is not on any of googles cache. I feel so violated grrr. So thanks to you it will not happen again.
Nice post on backing up blogger blog. Is google likely to close private domains hosted on their platform as well?
Thanks. Very Helpful and love your site
What a wonderful post! Thank you!
Here is my post to comment on
http://www.adayinmotherhood.com/2011/01/mommy-plays-games-my-guest-post-on.html