Back-up Your Blogspot Before Edit HTML

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I do mean to back up whenever I post or tweak the template but somehow. I get distracted by other stuff.

Which is unbelievably stupid as:

1. Risk = ENORMOUS and 

2. Effort = TINY!

To make it as easier to do quickly, I have written out instructions for myself on how to backup in Blogger. 

I thought others might find them helpful so am sharing them here.

1. Back-up Content

• In Blogger click on Settings and then Other
• At the top of the page click Export Blog
• In pop up window click Download Blog
• A file in the format blog-MM-DD-YYYY.xml will be created in downloads directory
• When download complete click Close on pop up window
• Move the file to a directory specifically for your back-ups
• Copy the file to a secure remote storage e.g. Google Drive or Dropbox

2. Back-up Template and Gadgets

(You only need to do this if you've changed the template, layout or gadgets in any way)

•  In Blogger click on Template
• At top right click on Backup / Restore
• In pop up window click Download full template
• A file in the format template-[uniquenumber].xml be created in the downloads directory
• When download complete click Close on pop up window
• Rename the file to include the date
• Move the file to a directory specifically for your back-ups
• Copy the file to a secure remote storage e.g. Google Drive or Dropbox

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