exported URL from deleted site

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    madmanifest0 · Member ·

    hi there

    i closed a blog last monday. i exported the blog files prior to deletion and was sent an email with this URL
    https://exports.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/shadowedmuses-wordpress-com-2018-01-08-10_07_48-wxqmkbwuvoluqcmkfujtnhnklczig83w.zip

    however i cant access any files and its just codes, words and numbers and nothing that is easy or user friendly in the slightest in order for me to copy onto my computer or new blog in any way whatsoever so i am hoping someone out there is able to please assist me so i dont lose all the work i have written

    thanks

    jordan

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  • avydun · Staff ·

    When you export from a site, it will be downloaded as a .zip file. Extracting it would show a .xml file.

    This file can be imported on a new WordPress.com site (or a WordPress.org site too) as mentioned on this page. https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/

    Note that only the textual content will be imported from the .xml file. The media files will not be imported from the .xml file. The .xml file only holds references of those files and the old site has to be active/online/running (not deleted) when you are importing the .xml file on a new site.

    If the old site is deleted, I am afraid the media files will not be available for importing on the new site.

    Does it clarify things for you? Feel free to get back if you have questions.

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    The .xml file we give you as an export is a machine readable export of your site’s content. It’s meant to be read by other blogging services when you import it there. It’s not meant to be read by people directly on a computer.

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