How to Back Up Blogger with HTTrack
HTTrack is an open-source Web-archiving application that can be configured to quickly download the entire contents of a website, including a Blogger blog. With HTTrack you can easily back up the entirety of your Blogger blog, including the blog content, design, comments and images. (While Blogger does offer a simple backup tool, the output file gives you only blog content, comments and category tags.) Once your blog is backed up, you can navigate it without an Internet connection using the HTTrack offline browser.
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Instructions
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Download and install HTTrack from httrack.com.
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Click "Start," type "HTTrack" without quotes in the search box at the bottom of the menu, then press "Enter."
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Click the "Next" button to begin the HTTrack wizard.
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Enter a name for your backup project, select "Blogs" from the "Project Category" drop-down menu, then click the "Browse" button to select a location on your computer to store your Blogger backup. Click "Next" when these items are configured.
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Select "Download web site(s)" from the "Actions" drop-down menu, then click the "Add URL" button.
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Enter the address of your Blogger blog in the "URL" text box, then click "OK." Click "Next" to continue.
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Click "Finish" to begin the backup process. Depending on the size of your blog, the download can take anywhere from a few minutes to over an hour.
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Tips & Warnings
Download the Blogger-provided backup of your blog in addition to the HTTrack backup in order to restore all your blog content in the event of data loss. Just click "Export Blog" from the "Settings" tab at Blogger to download the backup file.
You cannot use HTTrack Blogger backups to restore your blog in the event of data loss. However, you will be able to access the theme code easily with the HTTrack backup files.
