How to Download Tumblr

Last Updated: July 20, 2020

Before you delete your Tumblr blog, you can export all its contents including HTML files for each post, images and other media you've uploaded, and representations in XML format that include your blog's messages and posts. This wikiHow teaches you how to download your Tumblr blog on the website since you cannot use the mobile app to export it.

Steps

1
Go to https://tumblr.com. You can use any desktop web browser to download a ZIP file of your blog's content.
2
Click Log In. You need to enter your email address then select to either receive a link or use your password to continue.

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3
Click
. This person silhouette is up in the right corner of the web browser in a row of icons including a house, piece of mail, and a lightning bolt.
4
Click Settings. You'll see this next to a gear icon, near the top of the menu that drops down.
5
Click to select the blog you want to download. A list of your Tumblr blogs will display on the right side of your screen under the header, "Blogs."
6
Click Export (Blogname). You might have to scroll down to find the "Export" header that's at the bottom of the page.
- You'll see a message that the backup is processing for that Tumblr blog, which may take a few minutes, depending on the amount of information on the blog and your internet connection.
- If you don't see the message change, you may need to navigate away from the page then navigate back.
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Click Download Backup. The backup will be saved as a ZIP that you'll be able to open easily with files containing your blog posts and media uploads.^{[1]
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- For more information on unzipping files, read How to Unzip a File.