News Feeds FAQ

Can I export my news feeds from Flock's My News?

Flock 0.7.4 adds the ability to export news feeds in the OPML format. Click the "Add News Feeds" button in the My News sidebar and select "Export News Feeds...".

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News Feeds are disappearing

We've had a couple reports of user's feeds disappearing. While we're investigating why this is occurring we do have a possible work around that can resolve the issue. We believe that one of the configuration files called flock_feeds_root.rdf is getting corrupted. Removing this file should clear up the problem. The side affect is that initially the Front Page will be empty. Note that none of the feeds have actually been lost and as feeds are polled, the Front Page will fill back in again.

This file is stored in your configuration information folder called Profile. The profile folder has a weird name -- a string of eight characters followed by ".default"; for example, "942ur3pf.default". Here's where to find it:

Mac OS X: The profile folder is in a folder named "Flock," and you'll find it on this path:
(your home folder)>Library>Application Support>Flock

Linux: ~/.flock/browser/

Windows Vista:C:\Users\Yourloginprofile\AppData\Roaming\Flock\Browser\Profile
2000 and XP:C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Flock\Browser\

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When does Flock update feeds?

Every hour Flock will check feeds for updates. You can refresh individual feeds by using the Reload button while viewing a feed.

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