If you have been in Facebook, surely the social network has a significant amount of information about you. And, for a couple of years now, Mark Zuckerberg's platform has given us the option to download everything he knows about us.
It is a process that you can do from your PC or from the Android app, and the information will reach you by email.
How to download the data that Facebook has about you
Steps to follow
The process for downloading the information that the social network has stored on you is very simple. You will only have to follow these steps:
- Open the Facebook app on your smartphone
- Tap the three horizontal stripes at the top right
- Sign in Settings and Privacy>Settings
- At the bottom, enter the option Your information
- Go to Download your information
- Check the data you want to download
- Choose the file format
- Press the blue Create File button
When you do, you will receive an email from the social network notifying you that your data is being processed. After a period of time, which can range from an hour to more than a day, you will receive a second email in which the file with all your data will be attached.
Why download your information from Facebook
At first, you might think that there is no need to store your Facebook information. After all, you can enter your profile and find her whenever you want. But you also have to take into account that you may want delete account for any circustance. And by having the data downloaded, you know that you will always have it at your disposal.
But in addition, downloading your data can help you be a little more aware of the information that you have been sharing on the social network over the years. And, in the event that you see that you have shared more than would be desirable, you always have the possibility to review your profile and start eliminating everything that you do not want to be there.
Where does Facebook get the information from?
Most of the information that Facebook has of us we have published it ourselves. Every time we share something on the social network, every time we comment on a publication, every time we give , we are giving the platform valuable information about us, so much so that it may know more than our family or friends.
But also surely you also have applications connected to your profile. These applications also provide information that may be of interest to the network.
If you want to tell us about your experience downloading your Facebook data, you can do so in the comments section below.