In case SW might close in the future, what can I do about my articles I wish to save?

By articles do you mean posts? If so, are you wanting to save everyone's replies as well?

3200 posts seems like a lot but what I would recommend is when you prepare a new storage space (and a back-up that is NOT on the same device) just skim things to see what really needs saved. You may decide some things are not real important.

Here are the steps I would take, without getting too technical -

1) Make a new folder on your device and name it something like "SW Posts"

2) Open it and create more folders, if you wish, and rename those with specific titles pertinent to the types of posts.

Now you are ready to to start copying and pasting you articles and/or posts.
Start with the earliest page, which right now is this one -
https://similarworlds.com/LadyGrace?page=130

When you open your favorite word processor program, you can just copy and paste the contents of the post to it. Of course name the file then store it in one of those folders that closest matches what the thread is about.

You can create more folders as needed.
Somewhere keep a note of what article you left off with so when you go back, it will be easier to pick up where you left off.

another clue, see that link where it says 130? That can be changed in the address bar for easy access to whatever page you were on when you left off. Make a note of what page you were on each time you quit working on it for the day or time being.

Once you get going, it probably won't take as long to save everything as you think. I do not know about two days like adstar said but maybe a few weeks to a couple months depending on how much time each day you work on it.

EACH TIME you save thing to those folders though, make sure you back up your work to a USB drive, the cloud, or something that is not the device you are working on. You do not want to just lose your work if your table or computer crashes.

There is a Firefox add-on called Single file that can save the page as it is shown as an HTML web page file. You can set it up so that when you bookmark a page it will save the page as well. That way you just need to visit the page and press Control-D. A bit tedious for thousands of pages but it does work. I use it a lot especially if I have written a long reply in an argument where my reply or the comment I am replying to is at risk of being deleted. I also use it to save my SW blog entries and private messages partly in case SW goes out of business but also because it is easier to search the content on my own computer than here on SW.

To view a saved page you just open it with your web browser.

You can find the the add-on here: https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

SingleFile can be installed on:

- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/single-file
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mpiodijhokgodhhofbcjdecpffjipkle
- Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/efnbkdcfmcmnhlkaijjjmhjjgladedno

As for zip files all you have to do is find them in your computer with WIndows Explorer or other file manager and double click it then the computer will show the content. But it might not be in a useful format.

well, if they arent worth your time to copy and paste then are they worth the time to read?
eta- not trying to be mean, just trying to give you something to think on and perhaps motivate?

Its like you need an Ipad or computer dedicated to saving your articles.

You can take screenshots of them but that would probably be time consuming.

Well you can look at your profile and view your posts and then copy and paste each one into a Word document.. I saved a lot of my early posts in other forums that way.. Yes a bit laborious.. But you get quicker as you get into it.. You could probably do it in two days..

@LadyGrace If you are only using a tablet and not a computer then I'm not sure if it's possible to install the SingleFile add-on. Worth trying though. Good luck.

If you ever find another way of doing it please post it on SW so that the rest of us can use it too!

Maybe going forward, write your articles on computer, then copy/paste to SW. Just a thought.