Procrastinate, that's my middle name.

[layne67]

Each time LJ is down, I'd say to myself, I *will* transfer all my fics to DW but each time it's up, I'd dilly-dally. Again.

But do it I must since it seems quite impossible that I'd be able to write anymore ( there's nothing left in my head it seems ) so I must save what I had, to remind me that once upon a time I could do it!

I'm only thinking of copy-pasting my fics from LJ to here but what's this "import" thing that people are talking about here and there? Can I transfer the whole of my LJ ( old posts I mean, not the cross-posting thing )to DW, even the comments? Is it very difficult to do and is it time-consuming?

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[lbilover]

Yes, you can transfer it all over. It's not difficult and, when LJ is working correctly, not very time-consuming. Much easier than copying and pasting!! Go here: https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/importer

Alas you won't be able to do it until this latest LJ crisis is over...

[layne67]

Thanks for the link! And if I were to import all my old stuff to DW, would I be spamming my friends here with 5 years of postings?

[lbilover]

I'm pretty sure it keeps the original dates, so no you wouldn't be spamming with 5 years of postings.

[layne67]

That's good to hear! I've read that link you gave me, and it said the process might take up to a day if the queue is long. Does that mean I cannot log out or switched off the computer while the tranfer is going on? Do I have to do it all over again if I were to stop halfway?

[lbilover]

Gosh, I don't know. It never took even remotely close to that long for the transfer. It was a matter of an hour or so at most. Maybe someone else knows the answer or you can send a message to DW asking. Wish I could be more help!

[layne67]

Oh but you've been a great help, Ellen, thank you!! And it seems LJ is up again so I'll go re-write my feedback to your Huan fic there. I was reading that and LJ ate my comment!

[katikat]

Nope, it's all automatic. It's not your comp doing it but their servers. You can shut down your comp, post, log out, log in here or in LJ, it doesn't stop halfway.

[layne67]

Thanks, Kati. That's a relief to know, because my connection here isn't always good, it'd have been a hassle to start and re-start all over again.

Do I have to change and re-change my password as was advised on the post there? One friend once changed her LJ password and she was blocked for days because of that. I don't want that to happen to me!

[katikat]

Oh, there's something about changing a password? Huh, must have missed that. I haven't changed my PW in... forever. The last time, I think, it was after someone hacked my account.

[munibunny]

It's totally worth it to import everything from LJ, isn't it? And so easy too. :)

[layne67]

What about our privacy settings? Are they imported in as they were in LJ - public/flocked/private - or do I have to set them all over again once they're in DW? Heheh, wouldn't do for people to read some of my flocked/private posts!

[munibunny]

I'm pretty sure it keeps the same settings but you can also just change all of them to private using the "mass privacy tool" at http://www.dreamwidth.org/editprivacy.

[layne67]

One more thing ( sorry! ). Do I really need to change and re-change my LJ password for the transfer?

[munibunny]

Oh, that's only a security precaution because you're essentially telling DW what your LJ password is, right? They suggest you make a temporary password just for the transfer and then change it back afterward.... or you can change your password permanently to keep your account secure. It's not really a big deal. I mean, I'm sure some people are worried about their accounts getting hacked but I really doubt anyone would be interested in little old me, for example. :)