Basecamp has always offered account owners the chance to export their accounts in XML format. The trouble is that XML is a technical file format that only programmers can make use of. We wanted to offer an export designed for everybody -- something account owners can download, open in their web browser, and print. That's exactly what we did with the new "HTML export" option.
If you are an account owner, click on the "Account" tab from your Basecamp Dashboard. At the bottom of the Account screen you'll see two export options. On the left is the HTML export and on the right is the XML export. Click the link to request an HTML export. Your request will go into a processing queue, and as soon as your export is ready you'll receive an email with a link to download it.
The export itself is a zip file containing all of your projects in HTML format. The files are organized in folders named after your projects. Messages, to-dos, milestones, time entries, and people are all included in the export. Double-click the 'projects.html' file to easily navigate through the export in your web browser. You can click to view any project, and then drill down to a specific message, to-do, milestone, time entry, or person.
The new HTML export is an easier way to backup and review your Basecamp account data. We hope you find it useful. Thanks again for your continued support.
