Making a backup of a forum

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Is it possible for me to download the entire forum (in it's current state), so I can edit its design in offline mode, so I don't mess up with it while it's online?

ok then how do I back up my files, members and everything that I have on the site..I can't can I..

Forumotion does that for you.

Yes but not from like today..as in right now..but from an earlier time..I need it from today..if I was to do this..change..

Thank you Gray I will be reading those later on today..

Whew, lots of responses.
I know I can export the Theme, but what's the use of that when I can't get an instant preview of what I'm doing with the design.

I was thinking something like getting a duplicate of a forum, and make it unaccessible, only to be able to play with its design and structure. And when I get all I want the way I want it, to implement it to the original forum.

BloodDrunk wrote:
I was thinking something like getting a duplicate of a forum, and make it unaccessible, only to be able to play with its design and structure. And when I get all I want the way I want it, to implement it to the original forum.

That's what I do!

What a relief I thought you might get upset with me for joining in on your topic lol..thank you for not getting upset and I hope you can use some of this information that has been provided..

I have made a test site so I can mess around with it and if anything blows up I can just delete it and start over lol..

I hope everything works out for you BloodDrunk

Hold one second,

You have forgot one thing and it is impotent .

When making a Export  it will not save all files for your theme It ONLY saves,

• Icons
  
• banners
  
• CSS files and the main layout of your forum.
  

It DON'T save the following.

• Javascripts
  
• Templates
  
• HTML pages
  

All of this has to be saved by hand on to your computer

Oh wow I am glad you mentioned that Ape..I can copy and paste all those to Open Office and save them there

Thank you so much Ape for bringing that up..now is there anything else we might be missing..

Nope i think that all of it For the templates we do have a new took installed that will save your templates if you have not already seen it its a little floppy disk icon on the tools in your modded templates so if you made a change to them then it will show there looks like this >> Click that and it will ask you to save the file on your computer you just have to pick where you will save it

Thank you so much Ape..

There is a lot to take in and consider before doing anything..

Thank you all that has helped..I really appreciate it

Your welcome