Sometimes you may need to save a particular site to your hard drive. To accomplish such a task, there are several solutions that differ from each other in terms of convenience and cost of time.
Why would you need to download an entire site? For example, you need the information it contains and you want to keep it close at hand. If you have not seen updates on the site for a long time, there is a risk that its owner has lost interest in the project, stopped paying for hosting services, and the portal will soon not work.
Perhaps you periodically have to visit places where there is no Internet, but you need access to a specific site. In this case, you can download it and use it locally.
Another option - to create your project, you need the site sources. These can be images, page templates, or videos. The main thing is not to forget about the need to comply with the law if these objects are protected by copyright.
Saving the site manually
The easiest way, which does not require special knowledge and software, is to save sites page by page, in manual mode. Just open one page after another and select the save page item in the browser menu.
Of course, this method has significant disadvantages. It will take a very long time and will require a lot of routine work, especially if you want to keep a large portal. In addition, many dynamic site elements in local mode will not work correctly. It is highly likely that internal hyperlinks will cease to function, and the menu will become useless - each page will have to be searched in a folder and opened separately.
Site saving software
There is a more convenient way - download the site with the program. The undoubted advantage of this method is the automatic mode of operation. To solve this problem, there are several programs, both paid and freely distributed.
One of the most popular programs of this kind is Teleport Pro. Its undoubted advantage is the possibility of Russification. It allows you to customize the required page loading depth - for example, not to download pages below the second or third level. There is a possibility of embedding into the browser, which increases the usability. The only "drawback" is that the program is paid, but it can work for some time in demo mode.
Another program of this kind is Offline Explorer. The interface can be Russified. Its advantage is the ability to save not the entire site as a whole, but only the sections or pages you need. Resume is supported, which is very convenient if the site cannot be downloaded in a day. Like the previous program, it requires the purchase of a license.
If you do not need to constantly download sites, then you can choose a free program with similar functionality - HTTrack. It allows you to install the Russian language, supports resume, works in multi-threaded mode. Able to resume downloading on its own if the connection was broken. If you have limited traffic, it gives you the opportunity to set a limit.
