![]() A screenshot of that is below before your archives are generated:Īs we can see it provides us with the same information banner about it creating an archive. More detailed information as well as a history of available copies that you’ve previously generated can be found by clicking the “Available Copies” tab. ![]() zipped with almost 9000 posts, 4000 photos, 13 movies, and almost 2000 Facebook Messenger Conversations. It generated two ZIP files of 3.5 GB and 2.7 GB for a total of 6.2 GB. It took three days to generate the archive of all my data which goes back to 2009. If it is over a certain size, approximately 4 GB, Facebook starts breaking them up into mulitple ZIP files. Depending on how long you’ve been on Facebook and how much data you’ve uploaded this process can take from several hours to several days. This blue information banner in the middle stating that “A copy of your information is being created” will persist until your archive is generated. A screenshot of what it looks like as that process unfolds is below: The download page also contains information about the status of your download. You should receive an email from Facebook confirming that you have started the archive process. Click on it and it will begin generating your archive file. Once you have configured these things the “Create File” button underneath should then be enabled. If you are looking for only a subset of data you can of course choose other options. You should see the date ranges update with a selection that comprises the entire time you have been on Facebook. Like with with the other parameters if what you are looking for is to get all of your data out of Facebook you should select the “All Time” option. A screenshot of the date selector expanded, with the quality and format already configured, is below: This will ensure you get the highest quality versions of the images and videos that you’ve uploaded to Facebook over the years. For the “Media Quality” field you probably want this to be high as well. ![]() ![]() The JSON format is the one that Kyanite uses. For the “Format” field we will want to toggle it to JSON. The settings at the top however we are going to want to configure. Unless you are really sure you don’t want parts of that being exported you should leave these defaults. This brings up the Downloads Screen, as shown:īy default all of “Your Activity Across Facebook” will be downloaded. To get to it click the “View” hyperlink at the far right of that row. Near the middle is the “Download Your Information” option. A screenshot of the “Your Facebook Information” settings is shown below. We want to click the “Your Facebook Information” button near the top left of the Settings menu options which brings up that screen. This screen is where all of your account settings are configured. That brings up the “Settings & Privacy” sub-menu over top of it, shown below.Ĭlick on the “Settings” option which brings us to the setting screen. In there you will want to select the “Settings & Privacy” menu option. To the far right is a circular button with a down triangle which calls up the “Account” menu. On the main Facebook screen there is a menu bar up top. What follows is the step by step process process for requesting your archive through the browser and then downloading it and preparing it for use in Kyanite. This post is about how one can properly generate this archive within Facebook to use with this tool. When you do do it correctly it is still difficult to use but with a tool like my KyaniteĪrchive viewer it is possible to finally get access to your Facebook data in a meaningful way. If you don’t download it correctly it’s hopelessly difficult to make it useful. It’s not exactly on the front page but not entirely hidden. Facebook actually has a mechanism for users to download their entire history from their site.
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