If you have decided to delete your account permanently from Facebook, stop there have you thought of your data on Facebook. Will it be lost? Yeah..before your account deletion you may download your data on your profile on Facebook. It is quite easy to backup your info on your account. Reading this article completely you will understand the full method of deletion and the Data Back Up.
You can download your information from the Account Settings page.
You can download your information from the Account Settings page.
- Click
at the top right of any Facebook page and select Account Settings
- Click General in the left-hand column
- Click on "Download a copy of your Facebook data"
- Click Start My Archive
what info is included in your download?
Accessing Your Facebook Info
Where can I find my information?
Your information is available to you in three different places:
Downloaded Info
This includes your timeline info like posts you’ve shared, messages, photos and more. To download your information, go to your Account Settings and clickDownload a copy of your Facebook data.
Expanded Archive
This is in addition to your downloaded info, and contains even more account info like logins, cookies and more. The link to download your expanded archive is on the same page where you download your information.
Activity Log
This is a history of all your activity from posts you’ve commented on or liked, to apps you’ve used, to anything you’ve searched for.Your activity log can be accessed from your timeline.
What type of information is available?
This is the info you can find, a short explanation of what it is and where you can find it (downloaded info, expanded archive or activity log). Facebook store different types of data for different time periods, so they may not have all of your data since you joined Facebook.
| What info is available? | What is it? | Where can I find it? |
|---|---|---|
| About Me | Information you added to the About section of your timeline like relationships, work, education, where you live and more. It includes any updates or changes you made in the past and what’s currently in the About section of your timeline. | Activity Log |
| Account Status History | The dates when your account was reactivated, deactivated, disabled or deleted. | Expanded Archive |
| Active Sessions | All stored active sessions, including date, time, device, IP address, machine cookie and browser information. | Expanded Archive |
| Ads Clicked | Dates, times and titles of ads clicked. | Expanded Archive |
| Address | Your current address or any past addresses you had on your account. | Expanded Archive |
| 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. | Expanded Archive |
| Alternate Name | Any alternate names you have on your account (ex: a maiden name or a nickname). | Expanded Archive |
| Apps | All of the apps you subscribe to. | Expanded Archive |
| Birthday Visibility | How your birthday appears on your timeline. | Expanded Archive |
| Chat | A history of the conversations you’ve had on Facebook Chat. | Downloaded Info |
| Check-ins | All of the places you’ve checked into. | Downloaded Info Activity Log |
| Connections | The people who have liked your Page or Place, RSVPed to your event, installed your app or checked in to your advertised place within 24 hours of viewing or clicking on an ad or Sponsored Story. | Activity Log |
| Credit Cards | If you make purchases on Facebook (ex: in apps) and have given Facebook your credit card number. | Account Settings |
| Currency | Your preferred currency on Facebook. If you use Facebook Payments, this will be used to display prices and charge your credit cards. | Expanded Archive |
| Current City | The city you added to the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Date of Birth | The date you added to Birthday in the Aboutsection of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Deleted Friends | The people you’ve unfriended. | Expanded Archive |
| Education | Any information you added to Education in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Emails | Email addresses added to your account (even those you may have removed). | Expanded Archive |
| Events | Events you’ve joined or been invited to. | Activity Log |
| Family | Friends you’ve indicated are family members. | Expanded Archive |
| Favorite Quotes | Information you’ve added to the Favorite Quotes section of the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Followers | A list of people who follow you. | Expanded Archive |
| Following | A list of people you follow. | Activity Log |
| Friend Requests | Pending sent and received friend requests. | Expanded Archive |
| Friends | A list of your friends. | Downloaded Info |
| Gender | The gender you added to the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Groups | A list of groups you belong to on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Hidden from News Feed | Any friends, apps or pages you’ve hidden from your News Feed. | Expanded Archive |
| Hometown | The place you added to hometown in the Aboutsection of your timeline (profile). | Downloaded Info |
| IP Addresses | A list of addresses where you’ve logged into your Facebook account (won’t include all IP addresses as they are deleted according to a retention schedule). | Expanded Archive |
| Last Location | The last location associated with an update. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Other’s Posts | Posts, photos or other content you’ve liked. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Your Posts from others | Likes on your own posts, photos or other content. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Other Sites | Likes you’ve made on other sites off of Facebook. | Activity Log |
| Linked Accounts | A list of the accounts you've linked to your Facebook account | Account Settings |
| Locale | The language you see on Facebook is based on where you’re located. | Expanded Archive |
| Logins | IP address, date and time associated with logins to your Facebook account. | Expanded Archive |
| Logouts | IP address, date and time associated with logouts from your Facebook account. | Expanded Archive |
| Messages | Archive of messages you’ve sent and received on Facebook. Note, if you've deleted a message it won't be included in your download. | Downloaded Info |
| Name | The name on your Facebook account. | Downloaded Info |
| Name Changes | Any changes you’ve made to the original name you used when you signed up for Facebook. | Expanded Archive |
| Networks | Networks (affiliations with schools or workplaces) that you belong to on Facebook. | Expanded Archive |
| Notes | Any notes you’ve written and published to your account. | Activity Log |
| Notification Settings | A list of all your notifications and whether you have email and text enabled or disabled for each. | Expanded Archive |
| Pages You Admin | A list of pages you admin. | Expanded Archive |
| Pending Friend Requests | Pending sent and received friend requests. | Expanded Archive |
| Phone Numbers | Mobile phone numbers you’ve added to your account, including verified mobile numbers you've added for security purposes. | Expanded Archive |
| Photos | Any photos you’ve uploaded to your account. | Downloaded Info |
| Photos Metadata | Any metadata that is transmitted with your uploaded photos. | Pending, will be added to Expanded Archive |
| Physical Tokens | Badges you’ve added to your account. | Expanded Archive |
| Pokes | A list of who’s poked you and who you’ve poked. Poke content from our mobile poke app is not included because it's only available for a brief period of time. After the recipient has viewed the content it's permanently removed from our systems. | Expanded Archive |
| Political Views | Any information you added to Political Views in the About section of timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Your Posts | Anything you posted to your own timeline, like photos, videos and status updates. | Activity Log |
| Posts by Others | Anything you posted to someone else’s timeline (profile), like photos, videos and status updates. | Activity Log |
| Privacy Settings | Only current settings are stored. | Privacy Settings |
| Recent Activities | Actions you’ve taken and interactions you’ve recently had. | Activity Log |
| Registration Date | The date you joined Facebook. | Activity Log |
| Religious Views | The information you added to Religious Views in theAbout section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Removed Friends | People you’ve removed as friends. | Activity Log |
| Screen Names | The screen names you’ve added to your account, and the service they’re associated with. You can also see if they’re hidden or visible on your account. | Expanded Archive |
| Searches | Searches you’ve made on Facebook. | Activity Log |
| Shares | Content (ex: a news article) you've shared with others on Facebook using the Share button or link. | Activity Log |
| Spoken Languages | The languages you added to Spoken Languages in the About section of your timeline. | Expanded Archive |
| Status Updates | Any status updates you’ve posted. | Activity Log |
| Tag Suggestions Template | A unique number based on a comparison of the photos you're tagged in. We use this template to help your friends tag you in the photos they upload. | Expanded Archive |
| Work | Any information you’ve added to Work in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Vanity URL | Your Facebook URL (ex: username or vanity for your account). | Visible in your timeline URL |
| Videos | Videos you’ve posted. | Activity Log |
If you don't have a Facebook account, you can request the removal of your data.
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