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1st April 2018, 02:31 AM
How to download a copy of everything Google knows about you
Google has a lot of data on you — here's how to download it
8:59 AM ET Fri, 30 March 2018 | 01:39
If you use Google services, there's a really easy way to download everything you have stored on the company's servers.
This is particularly important if you ever decide to quit Google and delete your account entirely, but still want a record of your Google Calendar, an archive of the pictures in Google Photos or a copy of everything in Gmail. It's also useful if you want a reminder of everything Google knows about you.
We already showed you how to download a copy of everything Facebook knows about you. Now here's how to download an archive of your footprint on Google.
A reminder: downloading your data doesn't delete it. Think of it as a backup.
Go to http://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout
Select the products that you want to back up. I decided to select everything.
Click 'Next' at the bottom of the page.
Choose the file format - you can pick a .ZIP file and choose a maximum size. I recommend going with the full 50GB file to avoid having your data split into multiple files. If you choose 2GB and have a lot of information on Google, for example, you're going to have a lot of ZIP files. Choose 2GB if you're on an older computer, since ZIP files larger than 2GB require newer operating systems.
Choose your delivery method. You can get a link via email or have the archive sent to Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.
Tap "Create Archive."
Be patient. Google warns the archive may take hours or days to create. It took about 20 hours for me — and I then had about 148GB of content to sort through, which is a lot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/how-to-download-a-copy-of-everything-google-knows-about-you.html
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You can download your own archive of this data from Facebook. Here's how:
Go to Facebook.com/settings
Tap "Download a copy of your Facebook data."
Tap "Download Archive."
It might take a few minutes, but Facebook will alert you when your archive is ready.
When it is, click "Download Archive" again, and a zip file will download to your computer.
Browse through that archive by opening each file inside the folder.
Again, what you'll find is that this is an entire history of your life on Facebook.
You can use this as a copy of your profile that you can download if you plan to leave the social network, but it's also just a reminder of how much Facebook knows about you.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/how-to-download-a-copy-of-facebook-data-about-you.html
Google has a lot of data on you — here's how to download it
8:59 AM ET Fri, 30 March 2018 | 01:39
If you use Google services, there's a really easy way to download everything you have stored on the company's servers.
This is particularly important if you ever decide to quit Google and delete your account entirely, but still want a record of your Google Calendar, an archive of the pictures in Google Photos or a copy of everything in Gmail. It's also useful if you want a reminder of everything Google knows about you.
We already showed you how to download a copy of everything Facebook knows about you. Now here's how to download an archive of your footprint on Google.
A reminder: downloading your data doesn't delete it. Think of it as a backup.
Go to http://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout
Select the products that you want to back up. I decided to select everything.
Click 'Next' at the bottom of the page.
Choose the file format - you can pick a .ZIP file and choose a maximum size. I recommend going with the full 50GB file to avoid having your data split into multiple files. If you choose 2GB and have a lot of information on Google, for example, you're going to have a lot of ZIP files. Choose 2GB if you're on an older computer, since ZIP files larger than 2GB require newer operating systems.
Choose your delivery method. You can get a link via email or have the archive sent to Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.
Tap "Create Archive."
Be patient. Google warns the archive may take hours or days to create. It took about 20 hours for me — and I then had about 148GB of content to sort through, which is a lot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/how-to-download-a-copy-of-everything-google-knows-about-you.html
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You can download your own archive of this data from Facebook. Here's how:
Go to Facebook.com/settings
Tap "Download a copy of your Facebook data."
Tap "Download Archive."
It might take a few minutes, but Facebook will alert you when your archive is ready.
When it is, click "Download Archive" again, and a zip file will download to your computer.
Browse through that archive by opening each file inside the folder.
Again, what you'll find is that this is an entire history of your life on Facebook.
You can use this as a copy of your profile that you can download if you plan to leave the social network, but it's also just a reminder of how much Facebook knows about you.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/how-to-download-a-copy-of-facebook-data-about-you.html