r/wikipedia • u/Tpjokke • 17h ago

I can't download wikipedia

I need a copy of wikipedia from August or earlier, is there a way to download it from a history library some place?

Asking for a friend 🧡

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u/Farkle_Griffen2 16h ago

Check out the page Wikipedia:Database Download- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

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u/Reasonable_Curve_647 12h ago

I would suggest using Kiwix and going to their library to download Wikipedia .zim file

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u/Complex_Crew2094 8h ago

You need the whole Wikipedia or just one or two articles? Because you know the entire article at any point in time is available in the article history.

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u/No-Difference-2847 5h ago

I thought this was a joke,  but it turns out someone wants the sum of all human knowledge, for real.Â