Month: July 2013

  • Archiving your Xanga

    I'm getting a lot of traffic to this post so I wanted to update the time stamp and pop it to the top of the list in case YOU still haven't grabbed your archive.

    Don't forget, you can find me here:

    http://thelpme.livejournal.com

     

     

    If you need a little help archiving:

     

    On the top right side of your screen you should see your user name, click it,then click Settings.

     

    Now on the left hand side of the screen you should see a long menu. Towards the bottom - click on Xanga Archives

     

     

    Click the button that says UPDATE YOUR ARCHIVES. This may take a couple of hours. Come back later.

     

    Once it's done it should look like the image below.

    |Click on the Archive.zip file and save it to your computer.

    You should be able to download anything that says *.zip.

     

     

  • Archiving your Xanga Part 2

    This is a little trickier because it depends on what browser you're using, and what settings are on your computer. I can only show you what it looks like on mine and hope it's enough.

    This is what it looks like in Internet Explorer on a Windows 7 Machine.

    When I click on the archive.zip file

    A box opens on the bottom of my screen asking me if I want to open or save or cancel. I choose the arrow next to Save.

     

    And I do a Save AS - then I choose a place to save my folder, I chose my desktop.


    This is what the file looks like on my desktop. Now I will right click on it with my mouse and the menu that pops up should have a command that reads Extract All. You may also try double left clicking. This may automatically use the Extract All command on your computer.

    It will then ask you where you want to extract all of the files to. I left mine at default and it created all of the files inside of a folder called Archive.

    This is what should now show up in your folder. Each of these links is a file full of my blogs for that month/year. When I double click it will open in my browser so I can view them.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Frustrated....and not in a good way.

    I did my part over the years. I paid for my premium membership and gifted more lifetime memberships that I can even remember.

    I have been polite and respectful almost all of the time.

    When Xanga announced their "revamp" or shutdown they graciously agreed to give everyone access to their archives. They even implemented a wordpress archive.

    Sadly it doesn't work for everyone and they have chosen not to respond. All you have to do is read the comments.

    http://thexangateam.xanga.com/774035061/update-on-relaunch-xanga-fundraiser-and-xanga-archives-news/

    I've got an archive of my blogs, always have so I'm not really out anything, but would like the zip file of pictures because that's just darn convenient! 

    Frustrating.

    I guess for the most part it's more than I could have expected. Most companies close their doors without warning. Xanga was kind enough to warn everyone.

    They've rallied a group together to try and fund raise, and that's pretty cool. It's nice to see that sense of community even if I don't want to participate.

    Okay, done now. :)

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