Download waybackmachine.org Websites

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Method 1

1. Get wayback machine proxy software - https://github.com/STRML/wayback-machine-machine

2. Configure proxy software, and setup proxy on your OS. Run proxy software.

3. If using Windows, get WGet software - https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/

4. Open a command/terminal window in the directory you want to download the site to, use this command:

   wget -r -np -e use_proxy=yes -e http_proxy=127.0.0.1:4080 -k http://www.mywaybackmachinewebsite.com

NOTE: If you want, visit the website first to make sure it's exactly what you want prior to download. WGet will download whatever your browser sees.

Method 2

1. Get https://github.com/hartator/wayback-machine-downloader

2. Check out the waybackmachine file archives (Ex: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://battle.net/*). Note the from/to dates.

3. Use the wayback_machine_downloader program with the from/to specified in the files list to get all files. Use this command example:

   wayback_machine_downloader http://battle.net/* -f 19970101000000 -t 19971230000000 -a

NOTE: Wayback Machine timestamps are YYYYMMDDhhmmss format. The asterisks are very important!