Resource for Archiving LJs and Test Cross Post...

[phyncke]

I am testing the cross-post function from dreamwidth and also providing the following resource. This is a nifty little LJ archiving tool called LJ Archive. You download it to your computer and it allows you to archive a formatted and searchable version of your journal to your hard drive. Dreamwidth disabled the importing of journals due to the DDOS thing so this is a second option for saving your journal, if you are so inclined. I have not read enough on this to know if you can restore the journal back into LJ or another blogging site but this is something.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ljarchive/

I hope that you find this helpful.

Cheers.

*a post script - this utility relies on LJ's servers for the back up. You have to log in to lj from the script and it backs up your journal. While LJ is having trouble, this utility will have trouble backing up your journal so keep that in mind and try at different times to get your journal back up.*


by yueshi

Comments

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

I wondered what had happened to the import thing. Poop. I'm only archived up to 2009 on DW.

The archive tool doesn't seem to work for me, it only downloaded 200 entries and no comments. *Sadface*

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

This came up on a search for a DL tool for windows 7 so it should work for that too. Sorry. It worked for someone else on here and has worked for me in the past not with windows 7. Not sure what to tell you.

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

I think Binky is right and it's a server problem... I tried it on hubby's XP laptop and it still didn't work.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I almost got it to work this morning and got a partial DL of my journal but then it quit. I am going to keep trying. I think it is hit or miss with the LJ side of things. The utility appears to be working actually. I don't think LJ archive is the problem.

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

It finally worked for me... I think you just have to catch the server at the right moment!

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Oh good! I will keep trying it then.