Hi again I wrote about my blog export experience before and I’m sorry to say no, the xml file the posts download to (images are in a separate folder and are fine) are a mess. The data is there, but it’s hard to read or work with. Tumblr needs to head back to the drawing board on this one.

How disheartening. Thank you for all the information.

Hi Doc I’ve done the export function, took me one day to complete the export and another day to download the zip file about 8 hours for 2.3 gb file. My blog is only a year old though maybe 500 posts? I can’t believe it’s taking yours 3 months though. If it’s because of how many posts you have i can’t believe those files would even open much less download. They need to split this export function to things like just text posts, or certain dates if that’s all you wants. Hope they get back to you!

It would be a brilliant idea if the export function did allow us to download files by type and by a range of dates, allowing large blogs to do it piecemeal. I can’t understand why mine is taking so long, either. It’s either a glitch or exporting to a file I’ll never be able to open.

Can you tell me if your posts looked correct, was the export a tidy one?

Thank you for all the information it is much appreciated.

A brief check-in to note – we are on MONTH THREE of the blog export process and Tumblr’s only response to me – was to inform me how to export my blog. Again.

Has anyone else tried this function? I’ve heard two days is all it is supposed to take, tops.

@staff?

I can’t even stop the process and start over because anytime I log in, no matter the browser, it still in the exporting process.

Good night.

ETA: One user just let me know they got the blog export process finished, saved the Zip file, but when they tried to open it (yes, with the proper app), it was empty.

Would love to hear more for anyone attempting this process.

Week three of the blog export saga.

Dear @tumblr @staff I don’t think this function works.

On day four of Tumblr blog export process.

Day four.

My blog has just over 5,000 posts.

Is this to be expected, @staff?

Exporting your tumblr blog

I don’t know how new this function is, but it is new to me and might be useful for some.

Here are the steps to follow. It will export the entire blog including media in a zip file.

In case the link doesn’t work:

You can export of all of the content you’ve created for your blog, and we’ll package it up into a convenient ZIP file for you to download.

To start the process, go to your account settings on the web:

Click “Settings” under the account menu at the top of the dashboard (the person silhouette).

Select the blog you’d like to export on the right side of the page.

Scroll down to the “Export” section and click the “Export [blog name]” button.

You’ll see a message indicating that your backup is processing.

When your blog’s content is finished collecting, the processing message will be replaced with a “Download backup” button. Click this button to download a ZIP file of your blog’s exported contents.

If you want to export the contents of more than one of your blogs, you’ll need to initiate this process separately for each blog.

Your blog export may include:

A Posts folder, with an HTML file for each post.

A Media folder, with the media from your posts, plus any media you’ve uploaded (like in messaging). These files will be in the format you uploaded them in (JPG, GIF, PNG, MP4, and so on).

A representation of your blog’s messaging conversations, in XML format.

A representation of your blog’s posts, also in XML format.

Note that your backup may take some time to process. Check back on your blog’s settings page periodically to see if it has completed.