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How to download your Google data
Important: If you download your Google data, it doesn’t delete it from Google’s servers. Learn how to delete your account or how to delete your activity.
You can export and download your data from the Google products you use, like your:
Email
Documents
Calendar
Photos
YouTube videos
Data about registration and account activity
To keep for your records or use your data in another service, you can create an archive.
***Important: If your actions seem risky, to protect your account, your actions may be delayed or unavailable.
Tip: If you can't find some of your videos, check if you have a Brand Account. If you have a Brand Account, you may need to switch accounts.
Step 1: Select data to include in your download archive
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Go to the Download your data page. Google products that have your data are automatically selected.
If you don’t want to download data from a product, uncheck the box beside it.
If you only want to download some of your data from a product, you may have the option to select a button like All data included
. Then, you can uncheck the box next to data you don’t want to include.
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Select Next step.
Important: Your data file may not include changes made to your data between when you request a download and when you create your archive. Learn more about what data may not be included.
Step 2: Customize your archive format
Delivery method
Send download link via email
Add to Drive
Add to Dropbox
Add to Microsoft OneDrive
Add to Box
Export type
One-time archive
Scheduled exports
File type
Zip files
Tgz files
Archive size
Choose the maximum size archive you want to create. If the data you’re downloading is larger than this size, multiple archives will be created.
Step 3: Get your Google data archive
When your archive is created by using one of these options, we'll email you a link to its location. Depending on the amount of information in your account, this process could take from a few minutes to a few days. Most people get the link to their archive the same day that they request it.
Note: If you’re enrolled in the Advanced Protection Program, your archive will be scheduled for two days in the future.
Data you've deleted
When you delete data, we follow a process described in the Google Privacy Policy to safely and completely remove it from your account. First, deleted activity is immediately removed from view and no longer used to personalize your Google experience. Then, we begin a process designed to safely and completely delete the data from our storage systems.
Data such as items from My Activity, photos, or documents that are still in the process of being deleted are not included in your archive.
Important: If the info that you look for isn’t available with these tools, you can use the information under ‘Common questions’ to submit a data access request. If the info has been deleted from our storage systems, it can no longer be recovered.