How do I import files larger than your max.

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  khaidji · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 9:06 pm

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  import larger files
  My Godaddy blog is larger than your prescribed maximum. I want to import all of the blog and must do so in the next 24 hours. Please advise me

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

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  timethief · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 9:08 pm

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  You break up your XML files into smaller pieces using one of the splitter tools available, such as this one for Windows:
  http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/20/1/
  For Macs see https://github.com/suhastech/Wordpress-WXR-Splitter/

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  khaidji · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 9:28 pm

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  when i backed up the files they were save as .txt files in note pad.. What can i do to generate the WXR files for splitting or can it split the notepad files

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  timethief · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 9:29 pm

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  That’s above my pay grade (lol :D) and time commitment as a Volunteer, soI’ll tag this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 9:53 pm

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  A .txt file larger than the maximum? You need an XML export file, not txt.

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  jackiedana · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 10:12 pm

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  Please upload your export file to a service like Dropbox so that I can access it, and I will attempt the import on my end.

  Please also let me know what the address is for the destination blog so I can make sure to import it to the right place.

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  khaidji · Member · Jun 24, 2014 at 8:26 am

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  Thank you for your very helpful recommendation ladies. Unfortunately due to the sensitive nature of the journal blog, I was not able to upload to Dropbox and benefit from your assistance and further help.
  I did however find an online converter that has assisted and I am currently awaiting details
  http://www.office-converter.com/Convert-to-XML

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  jackiedana · Member · Jun 24, 2014 at 4:27 pm

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  I’m not sure if converting the GoDaddy Quick Blogcast file to XML will work. Just because a file is in the XML format does not mean it has the correct data to be read by our importer tool. You’re welcome to give it a try with the WordPress importer, but my guess is that if it was too large for our GoDaddy Quick Blogcast importer, it will still be too large for the WordPress one.

  If that’s the case, I’d be more than happy to assist you, but I’d need the actual file to use for the import. I’m not sure why Dropbox wasn’t an option, but if you have another service you can use, let me know.