FAQ Question #8

LiveJournal provides a journal export tool at http://www.livejournal.com/export.bml. This tool allows you to download one month of your journal at a time, and save it in either CSV (comma separated values) or XML (extensible markup language) format. While these formats are useful for archiving your entries, they are not designed to be easily readable by humans. You will need to save the file within your web browser and then open it with a third-party program. Many spreadsheet and database programs can read CSV files, for example.

The export tool does not download comments that are posted on your entries, and the files it creates cannot be used to import your entries into another LiveJournal account. If you wish to move entries between accounts, you will need to repost them individually.

Alternatively, some downloadable clients offer a download or backup feature for archiving your entries. To see if a specific client offers this feature, you will need to consult its documentation or menu options.

It is also possible to download or print individual entries by navigating through your Calendar view to the entries you want to save. This method allows you to save easily readable files and to download comments you have received. However, it is also more time consuming than using the export tool or a client program. For instructions on how to save or print web pages, you will need to consult the documentation for your web browser.

When printing entries, you may wish to use the "Lynx" site scheme. This scheme is simpler and contains fewer images, so it will take less time and printer resources to print the entries.


FURTHER READING

How do I import my entries from another journaling site to my LiveJournal?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=195

What is a downloadable client? Where can I get one?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=158

How does my Calendar work?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=70

How do I change the appearance of the main LiveJournal pages?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=186