Backend of old site

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  thesportstyle · Member · Apr 6, 2022 at 1:33 pm

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  Hello, I previously had an account, but once the domain lapsed, someone else purchased it. I do not necessarily want the domain back, but I would like to access my old blogs. Can someone please tell me how (if possible) I can review my old posts?

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  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 6, 2022 at 5:31 pm

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  We have no history of registered domains under the account you’re currently logged into.

  What is the domain name you’re referring to?

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  thesportstyle · Member · Apr 6, 2022 at 5:34 pm

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  It was “the sportstyle,” “thesportstyle,” or “thesportstyle.com”

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 6, 2022 at 5:38 pm

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  Ah ok, your site was not hosted with WordPress.com. It was a site using the open-source WordPress software (from WordPress.org) but hosted elsewhere.

  Because WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two entirely separate entities, we cannot access files or data for sites that are hosted elsewhere, so WordPress.com staff can only assist with sites that are hosted on our servers. You can find more information here about the differences between WordPress.org software and WordPress.com: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

  It was also not using our backup product https://jetpack.com/upgrade/backup/ so we’re unable to directly assist with this.

  In this case, I recommend contacting your previous hosting provider, as they may still have a backup of your account with them.

  If not, you’re welcome to start a new site with us via https://wordpress.com/start where you’ll at least be able to copy and paste from an archived copy, like https://web.archive.org/web/20190125004420/http://www.thesportstyle.com/