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How to backup your lens
Recently, I came across a few posting on SquidU about people accidentally deleting their lens or due to some bug. To avoid future headache, once you have created your lens and are happy with the content, I recommend you take a few extra minutes to back it up on your computer hard drive. One you have this, you will be able to recover any mishap.
Here are the procedure to backup your lens
- Edit your lens and click on the
"export the lens" on the bottom of the right side screen.
This will save the XML file that describe your lens. I recommend creating a folder such as \Squidoo_backup\
and place the file there. - Next, go to view your lens and from your browser, click on File on the menu bar. Next click on Save Page As... and make sure you choose the option to save Web Page Complete.
Specify the same folder as before. This will save a HTML file of your lens and create a sub-folder containing all the objects on your lens (such as images and video and audio...) - That's all there is to it. You have just created a full backup of your lens. From these files you will be able to recreate your lens in case you accidentally delete it.
Some related links...
- Lensmaster ranking
- It is a good idea to know your ranking...
- My index of lens
- It is a good idea to create an index of your lens especially if you have as many as I do.
- My suggestion for lens design
- A good starting point.
- My squidbook on my experience with Squidoo...
- Work in progress...
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Reader Feedback
dustytoes wrote...
Thanks for the easy to understand directions on backup...I was told (by my computer!) that I have insufficient memory to save my lens so now I must overcome that issue. But a big thank you!
Posted October 24, 2008
MaryB2010 wrote...
Great information Jack. Since I'm new this will be great to implement from the start:)
Thanks!
Posted October 09, 2008
a_willow wrote...
Didn't do this yet. But with 50 published, I should! I would hate making them all over again! :)
Posted October 07, 2008
jackclee wrote...
packetlog,
unfortunately, there is no automatic restore function in squidoo. Perhaps that's something they will implement in the future. In order to do what you suggest, you will need to recreate the lens but the backup will save all the objects so that re-creating a deleted lens is not too difficult.
I hope this helps.
Posted September 19, 2008
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