Yesterday I started poking around the settings again and I noticed the option, which in turn caused me to realize I haven't made any sort of copy of the stuff I've written up to this point.
Just in case some thing happens.
I haven't been running this blog for even a year yet, but I know I would be pained if I lost all the material I've written so far.
It only took 15 seconds to download the XML file. Why not back up your blog?
Oh oh, don't forget the template, too. Unless you just use the default settings. I had to do a bit of tweaking with mine before the margins and sidebar widths ended up just right so I backed that up, too.
Thanks for this! I'm kinda new at blogging, so this was helpful - I hadn't considered backups!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Just like with homework assignments, ALWAYS SAVE.
DeleteThank you for this very useful tip! I definitely should do this considering my blog is school related. :D !!
ReplyDeleteOh ho, that blog wasn't there last I checked. (O_O)
Deleteo_o What?!!? *Re-checks, almost having a heart attack!* XD
DeleteI think I like you too Henry.
ReplyDeleteHope you don't mind a little blog whoring, but can I suggest you take a look at this page I made, stuff in it you (and the other guys commenting here) might find useful.
http://dirtycowgirl.blogspot.com/p/cowgirls-guide-to-blogosphere.html
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DeleteIt's a good post but I already had all of that info.
DeleteAlso, your blog is very laggy for me. I don't know why.
It was really just the bit about safety measures that I though might of been of use.
DeleteA few people have been having problems the last few days. I think it's something to so with blogger localizing URLs.
Or maybe I have messed around with my template too much...
No, I actually think it's that background image you use. There are no problems until that thing loads.
DeleteAh ok, thanks for that - it's my picture but not hosted on blogger. Gonna change that and see if it helps :)
DeleteI back up my template every time I play with it, but I hadn't considered backing up the blog itself. I now have. It's a bit bigger than I thought too coming in at 16.7 megabytes. Then again there is a bit under 300 posts.
ReplyDeleteThat's <300 posts that you have a copy of now, eh?
DeleteIn other news, I'm considering officially copyrighting my blog with the U.S. Copyright office. $35 fee but it's definitely more weighty in a legal sense than the myfreecopyright.com thing.
I don't have much patience with this kind of stuff, maybe I'll just ask my friend about to do it for me :)
ReplyDeleteI did like Mark back up my template though :)
It only takes a second. Well, ok, it only takes 30 seconds.
Deletewoah, such a fair idea. gonna think about it again whenever I do something about the blog. thanks man:)
ReplyDeleteMake it a regular thing, unless you save copies of every post you make.
DeleteYesss, important! you're so nice, handing the info out.
ReplyDeleteI felt like some serious bloggers would want to know.
DeleteDefinitely good advice here. I don't back mine up often enough.
ReplyDeleteBetter safe, eh?
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