How to download your Google data

Important: If you download your Google data, it doesn't delete it from Google's servers. Acquire how to delete your business relationship or how to delete your activity.

Y'all can export and download your information from the Google products you use, similar your:

  • Email
  • Documents
  • Agenda
  • Photos
  • YouTube videos
  • Information about registration and business relationship activity

To continue for your records or use your data in another service, y'all can create an archive.

Important: If your actions seem risky, in lodge to protect your business relationship, your actions may be delayed or unavailable.

Tip: If you can't find some of your videos, cheque if you lot have a Brand Account. If yous have a Brand Account, you may need to switch accounts.

Step 1: Select data to include in your download annal

  1. Go to the Download your data page. Google products that have your data are automatically selected.
    • If you don't desire to download information from a product, uncheck the box beside it.
    • If you only desire to download some of your data from a production, yous may have the option to select a button like All data includedList. And then, you tin uncheck the box side by side to data you don't want to include.
  2. Select Next step.

Important: Your data file may not include changes fabricated to your data between when you request a download and when yous create your annal. Learn more about what data may not be included.

Step 2: Customize your annal format

Commitment method

Send download link via electronic mail

Nosotros'll email you a link to download your Google information archive.

  1. For "Delivery method," select Send download link via email.
  2. Select Create export.
  3. In the email that arrives, select Download archive.
  4. To download your Google data, follow the steps on the screen.

Add to Drive

We'll add together your annal to Google Drive and email yous a link to its location. Your data will count toward your storage.

  1. For "Commitment method," select Add to Drive.
  2. Select Create export.
  3. In the e-mail that arrives, select View in Drive. Y'all'll run into a folder with your data organized past product.
  4. To download your data, at the top of the screen, select Download Download.

Add to Dropbox

Nosotros'll upload your archive to Dropbox and e-mail you a link to its location.

  1. For "Commitment method," select Add to Dropbox.
  2. Select Link accounts and create export.
  3. You'll be directed to Dropbox. Sign in to your Dropbox account if prompted.
  4. In the Dropbox window that asks if Google Download Your Data can access its ain "Apps" folder in your Dropbox, select Allow.
  5. To proceed your data private, make sure you lot're not sharing this Dropbox binder with anyone else.
  6. In the email that arrives, select View in Dropbox. Yous'll be taken to the Dropbox folder with your archive.
  7. To download your data, follow Dropbox's process to download files.

Note: If yous're enrolled in the Advanced Protection Program, your archive will be scheduled for ii days in the future.

Add together to Microsoft OneDrive

We'll upload your archive to Microsoft OneDrive and e-mail you a link to its location.

  1. For "Delivery method," select Add to OneDrive.
  2. Select Link accounts and create export.
  3. You'll be directed to Microsoft. Sign in to your Microsoft account if prompted.
  4. In the Microsoft window that asks if Google Download Your Information can access your info, select Yes.
  5. To continue your data individual, brand sure you're non sharing this OneDrive folder with anyone else.
  6. In the e-mail that arrives, select View in OneDrive. Yous'll be taken to the OneDrive folder with your archive.
  7. To download your data, follow OneDrive's process to download files.

Notes

  • After you follow these steps, Google Download Your Data will show upwards in your Microsoft OneDrive security and privacy settings as an app that can access some of your info. Y'all tin can remove Google'due south admission at any fourth dimension. (If you export data to OneDrive in the future, you'll need to give Google access once more.)
  • When your archive reaches Microsoft OneDrive, Google is no longer responsible for it. Your archive will be governed by Microsoft's terms and policies, e.g. the Microsoft Services Understanding.

Add to Box

We'll upload your archive to Box and email y'all a link to its location.

  1. For "Commitment method," select Add to Box.
  2. Select Link accounts and create export.
  3. You'll exist directed to Box. Sign in to your Box business relationship if prompted.
  4. In the Box window that asks if Google Download Your Data can access your info, select Grant admission to Box.
  5. To keep your data individual, make sure you're not sharing this Box folder with anyone else. If you lot are exporting to an enterprise account, the admin will be able to view your data even if no sharing link is created.
  6. In the email that arrives, select View in Box. You'll exist taken to the Box folder with your archive.
  7. To download your data, follow Box's process to download files.

Notes

  • After y'all follow these steps, Google Download Your Data volition show upwardly in your connected apps as an app that can access some of your info. You tin can remove Google's access at any time. (If you export information to Box in the future, you'll need to requite Google access once more.)
  • Your selected max archive size will subtract if your Box account'south max file upload size is smaller. Files in your archives that are larger than your Box account's max file upload size will non be exported to Box.
  • When your annal reaches Box, Google is no longer responsible for it. Your archive will be governed by Box's terms and policies, e.g. the Box Terms of Service.

Export blazon

Ane-time archive

Create a single annal of your selected data.

Note: If yous're enrolled in the Advanced Protection Program, your archive will be scheduled for two days in the future.

Scheduled exports

Automatically create an archive of your selected information every 2 months for ane year. The start annal will be created immediately.

Notation: If you're enrolled in the Advanced Protection Program, scheduled exports aren't available.

File blazon

Zip files

These files can be opened on almost any reckoner.

Tgz files

You may demand additional software to open these files on Windows.

Annal size

Cull the maximum size annal you want to create. If the information yous'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, nosotros'll email you a link to its location. Depending on the corporeality of information in your business relationship, this process could take from a few minutes to a few days. Near people go the link to their archive the aforementioned twenty-four hours that they request it.

Note: If you lot're enrolled in the Avant-garde Protection Program, your archive will exist scheduled for two days in the time to come.

Data you lot've deleted

When you lot delete information, we follow a process described in the Google Privacy Policy to safely and completely remove it from your business relationship. Beginning, deleted activity is immediately removed from view and no longer used to personalize your Google feel. And then, we begin a process designed to safely and completely delete the data from our storage systems.

Data such as items from My Action, photos, or documents that are still in the process of being deleted are non included in your archive.

Mutual questions

Which format should I choose for my information?

Deciding what format you lot should cull depends on the service, type of data, and your intended use of it. We take chosen types that we believe are the nearly useful and portable. For example, we export contacts as vCard, which is a very common format for e-mail providers. We ofttimes will also provide additional options to fit your specific needs.

Where should I store my data?

Yous can store your information anywhere that is rubber and has enough room for it. In about cases, it is easiest to download information technology directly to your computer.

If you utilise a public calculator, shop information technology in Google Bulldoze or an alternate storage space where you are the only user.

Note: If you use Google Drive and plan to delete your Google Account, you'll have to move your archive to a unlike storage space before deleting your business relationship.

Why was my annal broken into multiple files?

Archives that are larger than the size limit you selected are separate into multiple files.

To decrease the possibility that your archive will be split, you can select the 50GB size limit.

Note: Special software may be required to unpack a tgz archive. Keep in mind that these types of files can't accept unicode characters in the file names.

Why do my archives expire?

Your annal expires in well-nigh 7 days. After that time, you'll want to create a new archive with your most up-to-date information.

An expired archive doesn't mean your data has expired, and yous won't feel whatever modify in Google services as a result.

Note: We but allow each archive to be downloaded 5 times; after that, please request some other archive.

Why practise I take to enter my password again when I try to download my archive?

The security of your data is very important, and so when you create an archive, we want to make sure that you're the only person downloading your information.

To practice that, we inquire yous to re-enter your Google Business relationship countersign if you haven't recently. We sympathize that this may be inconvenient, but it'due south of import to take extra steps to keep your data condom.

Note: If your account has ii-Stride Verification turned on, you lot may too be asked to complete an additional verification stride.

Why didn't my archive work?

If something goes incorrect with your archive or you're non able to brand i, endeavor creating some other one. This approach often fixes the problem.

Why are some recent changes not included in my annal?

The file may not include changes made to your data between when you lot request a download and when the annal is created. Some examples include:

  • Changes to sharing type or permissions for a Drive file
  • Resolved comments on a Bulldoze file
  • Added or deleted photos or albums

How practise I preserve my Gmail labels if I am exporting my mail?

When you export your mail service from Gmail, each message's labels are preserved in a special Ten-Gmail-Labels header in your download file. While no mail client recognizes this header now, almost postal service clients allow for extensions to be written that could make utilize of the labels.

Why can't I find some of my YouTube videos?

If y'all aren't able to download some of your YouTube videos, cheque to notice out if your YouTube aqueduct is linked to a Brand Account. If it is, you'll need to:

  • Make sure you're signed in to the Google Business relationship associated with the Brand Business relationship.
  • Switch to the Brand Business relationship you used to upload the videos to YouTube.

Tip: If you accept more than than one Make Account, you can echo these steps to download videos from your other Brand Accounts.

Why tin't I download data from my school or work account?

Common Google data download questions

Which format is used when I download my YouTube videos?

Videos are downloaded in their original format, or as MP4 files with H264 video and AAC audio.

I'm a member of a Google Group. How can I download letters and membership info from the group?

Just owners tin can download a grouping'due south messages and membership.

If you're a member or manager, inquire the owner to download the info you want and share it with you. Or, if you get letters delivered to your email, you can download your history of messages from your e-mail archive.

I'thou a Google Workspace administrator. How do I export my organization'southward data?

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