The earlier post How to recover accidentally deleted post described 4 methods of recovering deleted post of which the first 2 methods are applicable if you happened to still have access to the computer where you had prepared the deleted post or you have not closed the browser or browser tab where you had viewed the the deleted post.
Method 3 of recovering deleted post require you to find a cached copy of the deleted post on the Internet and assume that you would be satisfied with reconstructing your deleted post from scratch using the information from the cached copy. You would not be able to restore the comments or recover the original permalink, but will end using the content from the cached webpage to reconstruct the post which will probably have a different permalink from the original.
Below is described a fifth method which can considered to be an improvement to the above in the sense that you can recover the exact post as it was before it was deleted together with comments and the original permalink. Credit should be given to Tom who blog at TED Image tests for hitting upon this method of recovering the post ID from cached copies to restore deleted post.
Restore deleted post - METHOD 5
First, a listing of the steps to be followed by an example which will make crystal clear the method:Step 1: is to recall some keywords from the deleted post, especially the post title
Step 2: Type these keywords into the search engine and search for cached copies of the deleted post
Step 3: View page source of the cached copy of the deleted post
Step 4: Locate the post ID from the page source. For this task, use keyboard shortcut ctrl+F
Step 5: Go to EDIT POSTS
Step 6: Right-click EDIT link of any post and replace the post ID with the post ID of the deleted post (if not clear see example below)
Step 7: The post editor with the original content of the deleted post should appear
Step 8: Click PUBLISH
Example of how to get post ID from cached copy of post
Imagine I had accidentally deleted this post - Recover accidentallty deleted post - how. I go to a search engine (example Google) and type the search term "recover accidentally deleted post how" into the search box and this is the resulting SERP (search engine result page) while below is a screen shot of the relevant portion of the SERP:
I click on "cached" and in the resulting page, press keys ctrl+U to open the page source. At the page source, I press keys ctrl+F and search for "postID" and below is what I found (many instances):
<iframe src="http://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID=26880688&blogName=Blogger+Tips+and+Tricks&publishMode=PUBLISH_MODE_HOSTED&navbarType=BLUE&layoutType=LAYOUTS&searchRoot=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloggertipsandtricks.com%2Fsearch&blogLocale=en_US&homepageUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloggertipsandtricks.com%2F&targetPostID=7150907635740804580" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="30px" width="100%" id="navbar-iframe" allowtransparency="true" title="Blogger Navigation and Search"></iframe>
<a href='http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=26880688&postID=7150907635740804580' title='Email Post'>
<a href='http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=26880688&postID=7150907635740804580' title='Edit Post'>
<a href='http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=26880688&postID=7150907635740804580' title='Email Post'>
<a href='http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=26880688&postID=7150907635740804580' title='Edit Post'>
I then go to Dashboard, click Edit posts and then click on any of the Edit of any post to bring up the post editor. After doing this, you will have in the address bar that will be something like in the screen shot below (with the postID highlighted):
or in text form:
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=26880688&postID=313115256456868138
Replace that postID with the postID of the accidentally deleted post (7150907635740804580) and press the ENTER key and presto, the post editor will change with the content of the accidentally deleted post in the post editor. Now all you need to do is to click PUBLISH and you would have recovered your accidentally deleted post with the original permalink.
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Hi, I just wanted to say THANKS.
ReplyDeleteThis was extremely useful in editing a kinda embarassing accidental post - it even stops people from reading the original post in Google Reader :)
Thanks, this really helped
ReplyDeleteGosh! That was a life saver - thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, i had accidently deleted my post in my blogs and i have trouble search for cache of my blog in search machine, could you help?
ReplyDeleteHave you enabled feed for your blog? If so, refer to Method 6. Get blog Feed at Recover accidentally deleted post
ReplyDeleteWill appreciate feedback on your progress
Hi,
ReplyDeleteYes I had enabled feed for full but i don't quite get you on point on how to "surf over to your blog and look for that feed icon", can you give me some example?
Wait till I get home when I have access to my own computer plus a photo editor
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my machine got restarted after accidental deleting of my post, i am not able to see anyhing on cached pages also.
ReplyDeletei am not able to find postid in cached pages also.
is there any way to recover it.
please help
Try your blog feed
ReplyDeleteI cant find my deleted post. Its really hard
ReplyDeleteHave you tried all including those mentioned in the previous post How to recover accidentally deleted post?
ReplyDeleteyes. the URL thing seems doesn't work at all.
ReplyDeletethe feed?
ReplyDeletehow?
ReplyDeletei dont know anything about the feed
ReplyDeleteThe trick is to locate the postID.
ReplyDeleteAnin, here is your feed - Everybody lies feed
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what should i do next?
ReplyDeleteDid you find your deleted post in the feed?
ReplyDeletewow, thank you!
ReplyDeletethanks full for you...
ReplyDeletei follow contes SEO and My articel hass been deleted..
and now i can restore my post.
thanks full for your info.
THANKS VERY MUCH...
AMAZING!!! Worked like a chawwwwm. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteYou are BRILLIANT!!!! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteIs there a way I can recover my posts if I had my settings set to private and only allow certain readers access? I REALLY want my posts back... I was simply trying to get rid of "drafts" not delete everything:( Please help!
ReplyDeleteThe method described in this post requires a search engine cached copy but if you have set your blog private that means your template would have instruction for search engines not to index your blog that means no cached copy and that means this method will not work.
ReplyDeleteThere is no trace of my post, and I spent over two hours creating it. I am so incensed, I can barely type. I've tried searching for the title in Google -- nothing. History doesn't show it -- only the "Your blog post published successfully!" page. But nothing comes up if I click EDIT or VIEW POST.
ReplyDeleteThe stupid thing had published, but only with the title of the post, and the keywords -- all content was gone. In my frustration at having only that show on my blog, I deleted it in a raging pique.
I'm actually beginning to get a headache, and my eyes are bothering me -- I've spent so much time, and it's so late right now.
I will try to refrain from shutting down tonight -- perhaps caching takes some time. But I'm furious enough to start smashing things.
Anger and high blood pressure (headache?) are health hazards so perhaps you need to cool down and not take things so seriously. We would not like to see you get sick over a post.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the concern, but it's a wee late to be making amends to my general state of mind at my current age of 61. I would need to effect a few too many drastic situational changes in my life.
ReplyDeleteI have now located the cache of the blog title, but it is empty -- only the title and keywords display when I access it. When I click on a keyword, I am told there is no post with that label. And if I try to access the post through the date of the post or "Links to this post," the result is:
"Page not found
"Sorry, the page you were looking for in the blog **** does not exist."
Thus, mine seems irretrievably lost.
Granted, Peter, I have not been recovering from the surgery for a total rupture of my quadriceps tendon as well as I would wish; and so I spend many, many hours a day seated before my computer. But I still do not feel especially keen on attempting to recreate from memory the entire post with all links, some nutrition-related observations, a non-YouTube video embed, and a half-dozen or more photos I would now have to hunt up again and make commentary about.
It is dispiriting; and I rather feel I have had sufficient other distractions in my life of late to generate that mood setback -- I would have preferred this specific experience not being added to the mix.
It is good of you to have offered your suggestions to the public at large -- I see that many have been helped. I wish it had worked in my case as well.
Continue enjoying your blogging -- I usually do, too.
Thanks Peter, the cached plus postID method is truly wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you SO MUCH for this post. I have been wrestling with the Blogger Android app and accidentally deleted a published post. I was able to copy the HTML from a cache but was going bonkers over the lost permalink. Thanks to you, I just found the postID in the cached copy and was off to the races. You're a lifesaver!
ReplyDeleteAny other trick's..? i've been trying for so many time now and failed. i try to used search engine for my blog tittle and didn't find any. i really need that post.. please help me.. :'(
ReplyDeleteDid you find anything in the earlier post How to recover accidentally deleted post that can help?
ReplyDeleteThank You Very Much You really Rock
ReplyDeleteHi Peter,
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding to my request for redirecting from deleted post on the blogger help forum. Your post covers every detail, unfortunately, I can't find cache in google search now. Wonder if Google has removed it permanently or is if it is an error on my browser ?
Sudheer (selfdeveloping.blogspot.com)
If the method you use to restore posts is dependent on Search results, then if it is no longer there, cached or otherwise, you are out of luck. Or maybe try way back machine.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI just accidently deleted a post and was totally freakin out *_*
You saved me :)
thanks so much, this is awesome to know!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful post, thank you Peter ... although I have yet to experience the misery of losing any of my posts :)
ReplyDeleteI have a different problem ... on Facebook.
Is there a way to search for a "status message" from one of my Facebook groups' wall discussion? The group is a closed group with more than 12,000 members, and there are already 10,000+ posts in about 1,000+ discussion threads (group's status messages).
Tried the cache:URL method to search for this 'still active' thread but no result ...
"Your search - cache:http://www.facebook.com/groups/dinardandirham/?view=permalink&id=192926667437030 - did not match any documents."
I just want to find out if active or deleted Facebook group's "status messages" and "notes" can be searched and recovered in the event they are accidentally or purposefully deleted by any of the group's administrators. Already lost a few 'very very long' threads due to cheeky fingers of some admins, too bad can't remember any keyword from those discussions - there were just too many to keep up with. Now I'm copying the URL address of each and every thread - keeping a database of post URLs as and when they're created by members. Now, if only I know the way to search and recover them when they are deleted in future.
OMG! This saved me a huge headache. I accidentally deleted two of my blog posts and was panicing. Did a Help search and found you method 5. Unfortunately the cached page while I could see it, didnt respond to Ctl U so not html panel came up. It actually said post was missing from blog. Fortunately I had previously done a backup of my blog , again using help and I searched on the file for what looked like the postIDs, used your method and it worked !!! I am so thankful.
ReplyDeleteOMG-- thank you so much for this. Worked like a charm for a post I accidentally deleted!!!!
ReplyDeleteMany Thanks for the Tip :))
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutoril.. this really helpful!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much... Great Tutorial....
ReplyDeletea thousand thank you for you! you save my blog! very helpful post~~~
ReplyDeleteHi Peter I really need your help. I deleted this post by mistake http://www.bowdreamnation.com/2011/11/granny-chic.html and I've been trying all sorts to retrieve it along with the comments but I'm really stuck. I can't find the post ID. I hope you can help. Thanks
ReplyDeleteTry the other - Restore accidentally deleted post
ReplyDeleteFinally managed it using web history and clicking publish post. Thank you so much for the help, I feel like I've conquered the internet :)
ReplyDeleteI do not have words...thank you so much, you've saved my blog! In my stupidity and thinking I could recover everything form the exported blog, I erased ALL my posts and later when I imported the entries they all had different URLs, therefore loosing my links.
ReplyDeleteYour method is GREAT!!!!
I only could not recover one post that I published early today, would you explain a little bit more about the method 6 on your previous post, it would be really helpful.
THANKS
hello I deleted a post on my facebook wall ! by accident just Now do you think I will be able to recover it ?
ReplyDeleteThis post is for Blogger not Facebook. However, although I am not sure, if you can't get back that post via web cache, you probably have to reproduce the post from memory.
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OMG! You're my life saver!! I am so happy that I was able to retrieve my post..Last nite I opened up my post in my iPad to edit and added a label and updated it..somehow it made my entire post blank. And I was dying to retrieve it and used your cached method and yay!! I got it back! thanks a ton!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe best I can say is GOD TOTALLY BLESS YOU!!! That was a complete life saver! Cant thank you enough! Now those '404' errors are history! Ah! Totally thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh! By the way, it took me some time to figure how to get the 'cached' version in new google interface, and I has to revert to old blogger interface to find me way around, but I finally did it. Thank you again.
ReplyDeleteHi, I've tried all the steps but it seems didn't help
ReplyDeleteI can't find my post URL.. By the way, I wrote that post last Saturday (17 March 2012), and I make it scheduled on 24 March 2012.. I don't know whether this thing makes me can't find it on Web..
but I can guess the post URL, it may be:
http://veyveyvera.blogspot.com/2012/03/hello-again-singapore-clarke-quay.html
or
http://veyveyvera.blogspot.com/hello-again-singapore-botanic-garden-china-town-vivo-city
(as I confused because it's a schedule post)
can you please help me to recover this post? it drives me crazy to find it's suddenly missing from my posts list
Thankyou
Thanks Peter... Really helpful...
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. You are a life saver.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It took a while to retrieve the cached posts, and also to figure out the steps, but it was well worth it to regain all the deleted posts. Why can't Google just put in some undo features? Oh well, you did it. And I learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteJeez, this was a real lifesaver. The Blogger support team are simply useless... Thanks a ton!!
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