Do I need to back-up my wordpress blog?

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  acorcoran · Member · Jan 18, 2013 at 12:12 am

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  Hi, I’ve been using my wordpress blogs since 2007. Should I be doing anything special to back up my years of work, or are you guys saving everything for me? Please let me know, since I have a huge body of work on one blog in particular that I would hate to lose. Thanks! Ann

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Jan 18, 2013 at 12:17 am

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  WP backs everything up, but it wouldn’t hurt to do a full Export so you have something just in case.

  5-6 years worth is a lot though if you write much. Maybe do it in segments, 1 for each year of posts.

  Export Your Website’s Content

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  acorcoran · Member · Jan 18, 2013 at 12:19 am

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  thank you!

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Jan 18, 2013 at 12:26 am

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  Note that if you do that, you can’t use it other than to upload/import somewhere that recognizes the file.

  You can’t read or edit it locally.

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  acorcoran · Member · Jan 18, 2013 at 12:44 am

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  Now, I am confused. I am completely tech-illiterate. I really only want to save it, not planning to edit. So, what do you mean import it to somewhere that recognizes the file?