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How to download copy of your Facebook data?

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To download a copy of your data from Facebook, open the app or website and go to Settings & Privacy, then click Settings. From there, select Accounts Center and choose Your Information and Permissions. Tap on Download Your Information. You can then select the data you want, such as posts, messages, photos, and comments. Choose the date range, file format (HTML or JSON), and media quality. After confirming, click Create File. Facebook will prepare your data and notify you when it is ready to download. The file can then be saved to your device securely. 

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Updated on05/22/26
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Facebook keeps the record of everything, including every time you log into your account, events you have been to, a list of people and pages you follow, how many times you have been to your hometown, even every single time you have sent or received a message, each status and check in you made and many more.

In short, Facebook tracks the history of everything you have done on it and the recent Cambridge Analytica data Scandal made a lot of us worry about our data and privacy. Below are simple steps to download your Facebook data in archive form.

1. Log into your account.

2. Go to settings.

3. Tap Download a copy of your Facebook data

4. Tap Download archive.

5. It may take some time but Facebook will alert you when your archive is ready.

6. When it is ready, click "Download Archive" again.

7. A zip file will be downloaded to your computer.

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Updated on05/22/26
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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.

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