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  flwalters · Member · Nov 30, 2021 at 8:04 pm

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  Hi there, I was wondering, if before deleting the site and starting fresh, that it would be possible to download all the content currently there? Thank you :)

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  divyaab · Member · Dec 1, 2021 at 1:52 am

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  Hi There,

  You can export the content into an XML or zip file containing XML. It will export your posts, pages, comments, categories, and tags. For more details, check the below guide:-

  https://wordpress.com/support/export/

  The above approach will not save your media files and it will give you a digital copy of everything in XML format that you can use to upload again on another service. It’s not meant to be “readable” though. You can’t print it out.

  If you want to use media, then keep them on your system and if readable required then copy and paste the content from the editor to a word document or similar on your computer.

  Hope this helps!

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  flwalters · Member · Jan 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm

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  Thank you!

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jan 6, 2022 at 5:34 am

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  Hi there,

  Note that if you delete your site, the address will be permanently disabled, and you won’t be able to use the same address again.

  If you just want to start over with the same address, we can empty the site for you instead. This will remove all posts, pages, comments and media files, and the process cannot be reversed, so we’ll need you to confirm you understand this, and confirm the URL of the site you want emptied, to proceed.

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  flwalters · Member · Jan 6, 2022 at 3:14 pm

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  Hey,

  I don’t actually want to delete the account, I just want to download everything, remove it, and start fresh

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  aleone89 · Staff · Jan 6, 2022 at 3:48 pm

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  Hello there,

  Ok, no worries, as above the export can be done as per: https://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

  To empty the site, please see these steps here: https://wordpress.com/support/empty-site/

  If you wish to delete the site, please follow these steps here: https://wordpress.com/support/delete-site/

  And a new site can be started here: https://wordpress.com/new/beta

  I hope this helps.