Looking into the xml, I see that the media files are refered to on http://moozing.files.wordpress.com.
So the question could be if there is a way of bulk downloading and uploading to this location.

/moz

I have found a lot of questions about backups, and most of the replies talk about the "tools->export->export" way of backing up.

The thing I want is to do is to include the media files also.

There are a lot of suggestion online about using plugins, but plugins do not appear to be an option on wordpress.com.

How do I save my posts and media files?

regards
moz

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You can create XML export files for backup purposes which you can store on your own computer. http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

Do not ever use microsoft anything to open an XML file. You do not need to open it. You store it on your computer, without opening it at all. If and only if you need to import it into your blog which is highly unlikely then you still don't open it, you just import it. In the blog, go to Tools → Import → WordPress, and upload the file.

Exact! That's the other administrator.

All of you have done lots for me! :-)
Thank you very very much.

Slowly I'll try to reduce the tags.
I hope not to disturb you again, using - to backup - the other administrator. :-)

Cheers from Italy! :-)
Paolo

Thank you :)

> "The export Yoav sent you was for 'provinceditalia'. Wasn't that what you needed?"

Yes, it was! Great and I stored that backup.

I would like to understand why if, now (as I've done), I log in as "provinceditalia" I can't export any backup, while if I log in as another administrator I can export a complete backup.
The blog is the same.

Something more: if I use the account "provinceditalia" (always as administrator) in another blog, in this other blog I can obtain the backup.

What's the problem between "provinceditalia" (administrator account) and the blog http://provinceditalia.wordpress.com/ ?

My english is terrible, I know. Sorry.

There are too many tags, you're right.
I'll try to reduce these!

Thank you once again!!!

So, I added the account "provinceditalia", as administrator, to an old-mini-blog that I used time ago.
In the other WP blog I can obtain a complete backup using "provinceditalia".
I've to say that this second blog is terrible small!

However I can backup my "big" principle blog (http://provinceditalia.wordpress.com/), but I can't use the first and most important administrator: provinceditalia. I need to use another administrator account.

So, reducing more and more the range, the backup-issue is between: "provinceditalia" (administrator account) and http://provinceditalia.wordpress.com/

The question is: why?
Is there a counter of backups? I can't think anything else ...

I have another mini-old-blog (as one more different administrator). I could try to invite myself as administrator there (I mean to invite the account "provinceditalia") and verify a backup there ... ummm ... good idea!

I hope I could explain. :-)

Unfortunately I still encounter this issue.
Just now I tried once again.
Logged as the "major" administrator (I mean: provinceditalia) it's not possible to backup the blog. Always the same error.
So, logged out and then, immediately, logged in as the other administrator: I backed up the all the blog without any problems.

Obviously, the general "environment" (O.S., browser, browser settings and so on) was the same.

Last weeks I changed my "Public Display Name" (from Province d'Italia to my real name): no way.

I think there's something like maximum numbers of backups ... I don't know.

Thank you so much for your help and interesting!
Cheers from Italy. :-)
Paolo

Looking forward to your reply.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

I need to copy all the text/comments off my blog (not ready to delete the blog yet, but eventually). I did the backup download as described in the backup help topic, but I get a bunch of code with clickable links back to what looks like each post, but with no actual text in the download. Do I have to just cut and paste?

Book proposal has been accepted and I want to use some of the blog text in the book. Want to save the comments/emails to contact readers.

Help? Thanks.

Using another administrator account, just now, I haven't had any problems!
Obviously I'm using the same environment (computer + OS).

So, I remembered that (probably!) the few times I obtained a backup (as I said in the thread) I was logged in as the other administrator.

I mean: could you check why my principle administrator (this one) can't backup the blog?
There's anymore a "size" question, I suppose. A maximum number of backups?

Thank you so much!

I'm not able anymore (as I explained above) to backup "my" blog by the "export free tool".

Is this a problem concerning the size of my blog?

I would like to know, to evaluate the chance to upgrade my space.

Thank you in advance. :-)

Is there a limit to use the "export free tool"?
I'm thinking about my next backup ...

Thank you once again and have a nice week-end!
Paolo