Title: Export / Import on wordpress.com hosted
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Export / Import on wordpress.com hosted

 *  [james_2370](https://wordpress.org/support/users/james_2370/)
 * (@james_2370)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-import-on-wordpresscom-hosted/)
 * I’ve raised this question as an addendum on another topic, but I’d just like 
   to raise it in it’s own right …
 * I am trying to clean up some data on a blog hosted on wordpress.com
 * Since I can’t amend the DB directly I have exported the data to another DB and
   done the work. Now I have created a new export file with the clean data.
 * My question is whether it’s safe just to import that back to the wordpress.com
   hosted site. I assume that I have to trash the existing comments and posts first
   otherwise it will double them up. Is that right?
 * If so is there a way to backup the data before I do this. I can’t see the backup
   option like I can on my regular wordpress sites.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-import-on-wordpresscom-hosted/#post-3915180)
 * This is really a question for .com and importing and possible duplication of 
   content at that service. Go to the [WordPress.com Forums.](http://en.forums.wordpress.com/)
   These forums are for self-hosted WordPress sites.
 *  [graphical_force](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graphical_force/)
 * (@graphical_force)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-import-on-wordpresscom-hosted/#post-3915182)
 * Questions about WordPress.com will not be answered here. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-import-on-wordpresscom-hosted/#post-3915182)
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