Où sont mes blogger posts d'antan?

March 4, 2006 8:06 AM

The server disk on which my blog is hosted died (it wasn't backed up), and I can't get Blogger to rebuild my archive.

Blogger keeps your posts in its own database and, when you update, transfers them to your server via ftp. Or it should.

I have almost 6000 posts dating back to 2001. In theory, Blogger's scripts ought to send over my posts and rebuild the archive, but the ftp process never gets very far with this before it dies.

Yes, it's a known issue, but that's why I'm asking here, as Blogger doesn't propose any solution.

posted by zadcat to Computers & Internet (2 answers total)

Use Metaweblog API to archive your old posts to a form that can be imported into Wordpress. Ditch blogger, install wordpress, import old posts. I don't know of any software that does this for you, but I'd guess that at least some client-side blog editors would do it.
posted by Good Brain at 8:36 AM on March 4, 2006

Best answer: zadcat, i answered in the other place you asked this question, but your best bet is to follow Blogger's directions for backing up, which will first give you a copy of all your posts. Then you can weigh your options about how you want to go forward with your blog. If you're using Blogger, you probably want to look at managed/hosted blog tools that will work with your existing site, unless you're ready to start installing and learning new software.

I'd give the Blogger team a few days, they're usually pretty good at fixing database problems, it just takes a while sometimes. (Disclaimer: I work with the teams that make Movable Type, TypePad and LiveJournal, as well as the import/export format mentioned above.)
posted by anildash at 12:00 PM on March 5, 2006