Last week, we talked about how we need to backup our blogger blogs. I see that many of you enjoyed that Tip and tried it out.
This week we are going to learn how to use a neat tool called DownThemAll.
This is the neatest tool I've ever played with. You use it to quickly back-up/download all your images, videos and links from your blog.
How to Use Down them All
1. First make sure you have downloaded both Firefox Browser and the firefox plugin Download Them All.
Go to these two links to do that first.
http://www.firefox.com
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201/developers
*you will have to close the firefox browser after downloading the DownThemAll plugin so it can upload it into the Firefox browser.
2. Okay, now that you've downloaded both the Firefox browser and the Download Them All Plugin, we can begin.
First open your FIREFOX browser because this plugin only works in Firefox browsers.
Second, in your firefox browser type the url to your blog you want to backup.
Third, you will now go to the top menu of your firefox browser and click on TOOLS, then choose DOWNLOAD THEM ALL Tools and choose Download Them All.
Now you are ready.
The Download Them All Tool Window should have opened and it will automatically add all the image links into the window.
Look at the top of the window and you will see 2 tabs. One is called Links with the number of links found in parentheses. The second one is your pictures and embedded images.
Click on the Pictures Tab to see what you will be saving/downloading.
You will not want the http://www.google.com/friendconnect pictures becasue these are just your followers profile pictures. They should automatically not be checked to be saved.
Once you have chosen all the files you do and don't want saved, you can now move on to the saving process.
Below the DownThemAll list, you should see
'Save Files In:', click the folder next to that box below it.
Now a pop-up window will open up for you to go choose your folder or create one that you would like your files to be saved into. When you are done, click OK.
* there is a Make New Folder button at the bottom of the pop-up window you can use to make a new folder.
Now you can leave the Renaming Mask as it is.
Next, 'FILTERS'
You want it to choose both the Image and Videos.
If you do not want videos or images, just unclick one of them.
*this is a great tool if you only want to backup videos or only images with no videos.
Next, "FAST FILTERS'
You can leave this as is.
If you are ready, now just click START!
A pop-up window will open showing the Progress and Completion of all the images being saved.
*if you get a FILENAME CONFLICT! pop-up window, this means you have TWO images/videos with the same file-name. So you need to choose to rename it or overwrite the one that is saved(i dont recommend this one) or skip saving it. I like to choose renaming.
*if you have more than one file for this, then choose under "REmember this setting" _ Just for this session. and click OK.
when it is complete, all itms will be checked and in green and say 100%. You can now close that pop-up window.
And you are done!!
EASY RIGHT!?!?!
I know I personally do not want to lose any of my precious photos or images I have found and used in my blog posts.
GOOD LUCK and let me know how it went!!
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