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How To Back Up Your Blogger Blog

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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.

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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.

  1. Log into your Blogger dashboard.
  2. Click on “Settings“.
  3. 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.

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  4. From the Export Blog option, click on “Download Blog”.

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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.

  1. Log into your Blogger dashboard.
  2. Click on “Design“.
  3. Find the tab entitled, “Edit HTML” and be sure to click on the box that says, “Expand Widget Template“.
  4. Finish the process by clicking on the option to “Download Full Template“.

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  2. Gina/Rustown Mom says

    this is fun! Thanks for the good tip about backing up the blog – never thought of that, newbie that I am! Visit us at cananryfamily.blogspot.com

  5. MsBabyPlan says

    Hello everyone, I am quite late in paying my respects, I was away the whole day. I glad to read this tip, I am going to back up my blog ASAP.

    Fellow bloggers I have updated my blog design and it is too awesome to hide it, so please stop by and follow me. xxxMsBabyPlan

  7. MsBabyPlan says

    I was away the whole day that is why I couldn’t pay my respect ealier. I am happy to read this tip I am going to back up my blog right away.
    Hey fellower bloggers check my blog out, I have a new design and it is too awesome to hide it ;)! Stop by and follow me… xxxMsBabyPlan

    http://msbabyplan.blogspot.com

  10. Low Expectations says

    It was a cold rainy day here! Maybe you had some weather that you could enjoy!
    .-= Low Expectations´s last post: The Great Juggling Act =-.

  14. Tanya says

    Tried to comment on previous commenters blog but it wouldn’t allow me 🙁

    Coniqua .. help ??

  26. Jo says

    Thank you for the directions on how to back up – I was thinking of needing to do that and knew that it probably wouldn’t be too hard – so that’s great. Thanks!! 🙂

    Happy Saturday Sharefest!
    .-= Jo´s last post: A Fort =-.

  28. Debby Carroll says

    Happy very wet Saturday from PA. Hope y’all stay dry and warm. And, normally, I just say hi at roll call but today I’m hoping some of you will stop by my blog and enjoy my confessions where I tell all (or some) of the things I did as a parent that I’m not proud of and then my now grown daughters tell if I scarred them for life. It’s pretty funny, all in all, so if you’d like a Saturday smile, check us out and say hi.
    .-= Debby Carroll´s last post: 6 Things I Shouldn’t Have Done? =-.

  34. Heidi Walker says

    Happy Saturday Everyone!!! I’ve been cleaning house, making AVON deliveries, and running errands.

    My lover comes home tomorrow!! I am so excited. I am contemplating making corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes for tomorrows dinner. He deserves a good homemade meal.
    .-= Heidi Walker´s last post: Burnout or should I say …. =-.

  36. Kasey says

    Afternoon ladies!

    Just got done with my GUEST Bathroom! WOOHOO!
    .-= Kasey´s last post: Guest Bathroom re-do – Before and After =-.

  38. Rebecca says

    I’m liking this suggestion of backing up. I hadn’t ever considered that I could lose my blog. I’m also looking forward to the Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest! Cheers!

  41. Tami says

    Happy SITS Saturday Share Day everyone!

    Who knew that Google could do that? I will be backing up today. Thanks for the info!