Backing Up Your Posts

Hi everyone,
I'm still dealing with a nasty sinus infection, so I thought I'd pass along this information. I got it from Susan, who got it from Jean (who so kindly passed it along).

Backing up your entire google blog is incredibly easy. You just click on your settings tab, once you're signed in. Then click on export. When the save box pops up, just save your blog to whatever file you want with whatever name you want.

Now I have every single post I've ever written stored on my hard drive.

Have a wonderful weekend! And I hope all of you stay healthy.

Comments

Stephanie Faris said…
SO cool. I had no idea! Blogger used to be my MySpace backup -- I'd do my posts in draft here and copy them over there, then publish them here too so I'd have a backup if MySpace ever deleted my account. Now I have no backup!
January 31, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Linda Glaz said…
Super idea. I've been keeping them on my hard drive as I write them, but when I put them on the blog, they often change, so I'm not saving the exact posting. Thanks for the tip.
January 31, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Anissa said…
This is a good idea. Thanks!
January 31, 2010 at 10:12 AM
anita said…
Great info, Jessie. My, but you're becoming a techno savvy gal. ;-)

Hope those antibiotics kick in and you feel back to your chipper self soon!
January 31, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Katie Ganshert said…
THANKS!! I just did it. So nice to know it's safe!

Hope you feel better soon, Jessica!
January 31, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Unknown said…
Awesome!!! Thanks for the information! I plan on doing it right away... I never thought about backing up my posts!
January 31, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Karen Lange said…
Thanks! Saw this over at Susan's blog but hadn't gotten to it yet. Thanks for the reminder:)
January 31, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Susan J. Reinhardt said…
Hi Jess -

Thanks for passing the word along and the link.

May I add one thing? Be sure to back-up your hard drive to a flash drive or external hard drive. If your computer crashes, you'll have your data saved.

Blessings,
Susan :)
January 31, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Camille Eide said…
Wait - you're supposed to actually post stuff on your blog? Cool. No one told me. :-)

Hope you kick it & feel better soon!
Camille
January 31, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Jessica Nelson said…
Haaahaaa, funny Camille. :-) Thanks for the well-wishes everyone. I'm actually feeling better today, thank goodness.
Susan, good reminder! I didn't do that and I should.

This is so much better than cut and paste. Huge thanks to Susan and Jean for getting the word out!
January 31, 2010 at 8:07 PM
patti said…
Girl, you need to GET WELL!
Thanks for yet another great tip.

Patti
January 31, 2010 at 9:29 PM
Nancy J. Parra said…
Oh- thanks for this. I had never heard of it. Will go do it now.

Hope you feel better soon!! cheers~
January 31, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Danyelle L. said…
Thanks for the tip, Jessica!

*hugs* I hope you get better quickly.
January 31, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Unknown said…
Please feel better. What a super fantastic tip. I'm going to do it right now. Thanks girl. Get well!! (^_^)
February 1, 2010 at 6:28 AM
Robyn Campbell said…
ARGH! This is like the third time this has happened to me. The above comment from Cameron is actually from me. Cameron is my kid that uses my computer to check his email and stuff instead of using his own. ARGH!!!
February 1, 2010 at 6:41 AM
Jennifer Shirk said…
Oooh, I had no idea you could do that! THANKS!!!!
February 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Linda Kage said…
Thanks for the tip; I was clueless about being able to do that too!
February 1, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Elana Johnson said…
Very cool! Thanks for the tip. I hope you feel better soon soon soon. It's no fun being sick. :(
February 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Nancy said…
Thanks for the helpful information. And I hope you feel better soon.
February 1, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Jill Kemerer said…
Easy-peesy! Thanks for this great info!
February 1, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Jessica Nelson said…
I'm so glad I'm not the only who didn't know about backing up posts. *grin*
Now, hopefully, I get to come visit all of you!
February 1, 2010 at 4:05 PM
kah said…
Ain't technology wonderful? Great tip for saving our hard work. :)
February 1, 2010 at 6:10 PM
Jessie Oliveros said…
Never thought of that, but all those hours we put into blogging possibly lost in a moment? So scary. "Back up my blog" is now on my list.
February 1, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Tana said…
That's terrific info!!!! I actually am going to copy and paste this too. Thank you Jes, please feel better!!!! xoxo
February 1, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Genny said…
Didn't know this; thanks so much, Jessica! :)
February 2, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Angie Muresan said…
Hmm... wonder if it's the same for Wordpress? Still sick? So sorry to hear that.
February 2, 2010 at 2:23 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

We All Got to Learn to Do It Sometime

*grossness alert* We all have to learn to deal with doo-doo eventually. Consider me a newbie mom, but it never occurred to me that my son should be wiping himself until about a month before kindergarten. And then the flashbulb went on and I scrambled to teach him. One problem. He didn't want to. He's fastidious and doesn't like to make mistakes, so the thought of taking care of this daily chore literally reduced him to screaming and crying on the toilet. Basically, he didn't trust himself. He was afraid. Scared to get his hands dirty. Afraid he'd miss something. This is probably weird, but it made me think of us as writers. There comes a point where we have to "grow up" and trust ourselves. We can't always rely on a crit group, agent, or editor to wipe up our mess. I think this should be a part of maturation for every writer, that we can look at our work and be confident in our ability to clean it up. Not saying we'll make it perfect or that we won
Read more

Work First, Play Later

I'm back! I had a wonderful time with my family. Thank you all for asking. :-) In 2009 my schedule evolved into a blog first/write later kind of thing. It happened that way because my husband began using the computer in the afternoons and evenings for his project, but now that I have a router, my schedule's changing. It's time to work first, play later. That means I do my chores/errands in the morning, write at naptime, and visit your wonderful blogs in the afternoons and evenings. So if I don't show up in the morning, don't be alarmed (if you even notice, lol). I'm just changing things up. I'm too exhausted in the evening to write, that's why. During the day I have way more energy to write but at night there's a fifty percent chance I won't do it because I'm so tired. When's the best time for you to write? I also need to shout out my awesome crit partner, Linda Glaz! Some of you may have met her at ACFW. She's a wonderful, faithful,
Read more

Melodramatic Mother

Mom, this one's for you. *wink* The other day we were on the phone and my mom was describing some of her ailments to me. She's normally a healthy person, but she does suffer from allergies and sinus issues. She's also a vivid person and this comes across in her language. In this case, she told me her pain was skewering up through her nose. Skewering. She never finished the description because I laughed. What a perfect word! Strong, to the point, I had an exact (if somewhat gross) image of what was happening. Do you have a vivid person in your life? Someone who thinks in ways you forget to? And in your WIP, are you using the strongest verb possible to convey EXACTLY what you mean?
Read more