Facebook archive download?

It's basically the history of everything you've done on Facebook. It's also the data that Facebook can use to learn more about you. When others get unauthorized access to this data, they can learn a lot about you as well, as we learned from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that's currently unfolding.

Here's how to see everything Facebook knows about you and how to download your own archive of that information. It might be useful, especially if you're planning to quit and take some of those memories with you. It's kind of surprising how much data is there, but it includes everything from check-ins to chat conversations, credit card numbers you've saved, phone numbers, photos and more.

Ad Topics: A list of topics that you may be targeted against based on your stated likes, interests and other data you put in your Timeline. Alternate Name: Any alternate names you have on your account ex: a maiden name or a nickname. Apps: All of the apps you have added. Birthday Visibility: How your birthday appears on your Timeline. Currency: Your preferred currency on Facebook. If you use Facebook Payments, this will be used to display prices and charge your credit cards.

Current City: The city you added to the About section of your Timeline. Education: Any information you added to Education field in the About section of your Timeline. Emails: Email addresses added to your account even those you may have removed. We use this data to help others tag you in photos. Followers: A list of people who follow you. Friend Requests: Pending sent and received friend requests.

Friends: A list of your friends. Gender: The gender you added to the About section of your Timeline. Groups: A list of groups you belong to on Facebook. Hometown: The place you added to hometown in the About section of your Timeline. ID: A copy of the ID you submitted to confirm your identity and to help improve our automated systems for detecting fake IDs and related abuse. Logins: IP address, date and time associated with logins to your Facebook account. You'll receive a ZIP file that, once opened and extracted, will contain an HTML file named index that you can open like a web page on your web browser.

The ZIP file will contain folders with files, including any images and videos you've requested. JSON: A machine readable format of your data that could allow you to transfer your information more easily when uploading it to another service.

You can also choose the quality of your media files photos, videos when you request a copy of your information. If you choose a higher quality version of your media, your download will be larger and take up more space. We have a number of security measures in place to help keep your account secure and protect your information on Facebook.

Before you can begin downloading a copy of your information, we'll first ask you to enter your password. We may also ask you to complete additional verification steps before allowing your download to begin. To help protect your account, your download request will expire after a few days, and you can always request a new one. Our security systems are always running to help mitigate threats before they reach you and your friends on Facebook, and we offer tools like Security Checkup and two-factor authentication as additional ways to improve the security of your account.

Learn more about keeping your account secure. Note: Keep in mind that your data request may contain private information. You should keep it secure and take precautions when storing or sending it, or uploading it to another service. You can always select specific sections when requesting a copy of your information. I don't have an active Facebook account. How can I request my personal data stored by Facebook?

If you deactivated your account:. If you previously had a Facebook account but it's currently deactivated, you can reactivate your account by logging back into Facebook or by using your Facebook account to log in somewhere else. Once you re-activate your account, you'll be able to access your information throughout your account or by using the Download Your Information tool.