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roxy ([personal profile] roxy) wrote2009-01-07 07:32 pm

Oh my!

I thought the sky had fallen!

I'm thinking that I do want to do that backup thing. I'd hate to lose all the comments on my LJ. I'm not going to lie, I go back to the ones that say, "oh roxy, lawks, you are several kinds of woo-hoo special and better than sliced bread" whenever I feel like sporking my eyes out. (remember sporks?)


Please someone on my freind's list who is kind and has the patience of a saint and is used to dealing with the terribly techno-impaired explain to me hosw such a thing is possible?

[identity profile] quiet--tiger.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
http://www.win32utils.com/alj/en_alj2/
http://ljbook.com/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ljarchive/
http://fawx.com/software/ljarchive/

Most people do the LJ book, which saves the whole thing into a PDF file (but you can only do it three times before they charge you) or ljarchive, which saves it all into a program on your computer and syncs up with your journal when you're logged in and open ljarchive.

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, thanks! The LJ book looks kind of cool, as far as I can understand it.

[identity profile] quiet--tiger.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't used in several months, since I have to pay for it now, but it's easy-just put in your username, click "make LJ book" or whatever it says, and wait. It's kind of slow when the site is busy (if it works at all), but the finished product is cool. It uses your password, though, so you may want to change it when you're done.

[identity profile] helioshyperion.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I know! I almost wet myself. I was like, "But how will I ever find my friends again?" Just in case, machenise@gmail.com.

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
I will make a note of it! Also, I'm roxyrose on Insane Journal, which is not a bad place, just not a lot of places to play if you're a writer.

[identity profile] helioshyperion.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
I just created an account there and friended you. Hopefully, I'll remember that I have it.

[identity profile] myownghost.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
i've used LJBook to make a .pdf file of each year of my journal, and then i've printed them up at Lulu on the cheap. the comments aren't there, which is sad, but i've counted on LJ not disappearing to preserve those. you CAN save the file with comments, but that'd make them too long to print.

in case you want to look into it anyway

they're very very busy right now. some people use ljarchive, but i haven't had any success with that.

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! I remember your pics with the bound ljs on your bookshelf!

[identity profile] myownghost.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
wow, you have a good memory! (and a good eye.) and yes, i remember sporks. ;)

(if you find time to check on the progress of andrew & co, i promise to fix andrew.)

[identity profile] herohunter.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not that savy, but would you take a little fic instead?

http://herohunter.livejournal.com/582142.html

:)

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Hot to death, girl!!

[identity profile] selinamoonfire.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I was wondering if LJ was dead when everything came crashing down. I use LJ Archive to back up mine. I've heard there's some nifty program that'll back it up and post it all on another type of journal but I haven't tried it yet.

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
I was scared! *g*

I'm going to look into it--which translates as have Mr.R do it for me. ;)

[identity profile] selinamoonfire.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
LOL I'm sure you'll find creative ways to thank him.
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[personal profile] kirana 2009-01-08 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
I prefer to use LJArchive, but I've heard there may be troubles if you try backing up too much with it (without a definition of what 'too much' might be ;_;). When I first shifted to insanejournal, I also used LJ-Sec to transfer some of my fic-journal's files; it won't transfer the comments, but since I never delete an email (ever), I don't feel that I lost them. ^^

I found this link, which seemed to cover all the ones I knew about and had instructions for each one. ^^

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
oooooo! thank you so much!!
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[personal profile] beet 2009-01-08 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I use LJ archive, which isn't too hard to set up. You just need to enter your journal url (http://www.livejournal.com/users/roxymissrose) and your password.

Then, whenever LJ threatens to implode (or weekly/monthly/hourly/etc) you can update just by opening the program and refreshing.

Bonus! It allows you save comments and then you can search all your comments and entries for when you realize you've been a dumbass titling your posts and you can't find something you are desperately looking for.

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
LOL! i see! thank you for the info, my dear!
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[personal profile] tabaqui 2009-01-08 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Duuuude.
ljarchive.

I've used it a number of times, it saves all your comments and everything, it's totally awesome.
:)

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I will look into it! I'd hate to loose everything! :)

[identity profile] azrielle-jones.livejournal.com 2009-01-08 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Roxy I have no idea what's going on! What's happening to LJ and why don't I know about it?!