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What If Medium Disappeared Tomorrow?
Do you have a backup? Let alone a backup plan?
There are many questions we never think about until something happens and we have to. But some questions are absolutely worth planning for.
What if Medium was to disappear from the internet tomorrow, without notice?
As a reader, you might think this is no big deal. You can find other places to read content online. Which is true, and that is one thing we can be thankful for.
As a writer, you might also dismiss this question, especially if you do not earn any significant income from the platform. But what I want you to consider is what if you could no longer access any of the stories you have written? The stories you spent hours writing and editing.
What To Do Right Now
If this question brought up any anxiety for you. There are three simple steps to relieve this anxiety right now.
- Visit the Medium Export utility. https://medium.com/me/export
- Read the information and click “Export”
- Wait for the email and download your file.
The file contains everything about you on Medium in this file. There is a folder with each of…
