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 business relationship or how to delete your activity.

You tin can consign and download your data from the Google products you use, similar your:

  • Electronic mail
  • Documents
  • Agenda
  • Photos
  • YouTube videos
  • Information about registration and account activity

To keep for your records or utilise your information in another service, you can create an archive.

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

Tip: If you can't find some of your videos, bank check if you have a Brand Business relationship. If you accept a Brand Account, y'all may demand to switch accounts.

Step i: Select data to include in your download archive

  1. Go to the Download your information page. Google products that have your data are automatically selected.
    • If you don't want to download data from a production, uncheck the box abreast it.
    • If you lot just desire to download some of your information from a product, you may have the option to select a push button like All data includedList. Then, you can uncheck the box side by side to information you lot don't want to include.
  2. Select Next footstep.

Important: Your data file may not include changes made to your data between when yous request a download and when yous create your archive. Learn more most what data may not be included.

Step 2: Customize your archive format

Delivery method

Transport download link via email

We'll electronic mail you a link to download your Google data annal.

  1. For "Delivery method," select Transport download link via electronic mail.
  2. Select Create consign.
  3. In the email that arrives, select Download annal.
  4. To download your Google data, follow the steps on the screen.

Add to Drive

We'll add your archive to Google Drive and e-mail you a link to its location. Your information will count toward your storage.

  1. For "Delivery method," select Add to Drive.
  2. Select Create consign.
  3. In the e-mail that arrives, select View in Drive. You'll see a binder with your information organized by product.
  4. To download your data, at the top of the screen, select Download Download.

Add to Dropbox

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

  1. For "Delivery 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" binder in your Dropbox, select Allow.
  5. To keep your information individual, make sure yous're not sharing this Dropbox folder with anyone else.
  6. In the email that arrives, select View in Dropbox. You'll be taken to the Dropbox binder with your archive.
  7. To download your data, follow Dropbox'southward procedure to download files.

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

Add to Microsoft OneDrive

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

  1. For "Delivery method," select Add together 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 Data can access your info, select Yep.
  5. To keep your information private, make sure yous're not sharing this OneDrive folder with anyone else.
  6. In the email that arrives, select View in OneDrive. You'll be taken to the OneDrive folder with your archive.
  7. To download your data, follow OneDrive's process to download files.

Notes

  • Later on you follow these steps, Google Download Your Data will prove up in your Microsoft OneDrive security and privacy settings as an app that can access some of your info. You lot tin can remove Google's admission at any time. (If you export data to OneDrive in the future, you'll demand to give Google access over again.)
  • When your archive reaches Microsoft OneDrive, Google is no longer responsible for information technology. Your archive volition be governed past Microsoft's terms and policies, e.g. the Microsoft Services Agreement.

Add to Box

We'll upload your archive to Box and electronic mail you a link to its location.

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

Notes

  • Later on you follow these steps, Google Download Your Data will show up in your connected apps as an app that can access some of your info. You can remove Google's admission at whatever time. (If yous export data to Box in the hereafter, you'll need to give Google access again.)
  • Your selected max archive size volition decrease if your Box account's max file upload size is smaller. Files in your archives that are larger than your Box business relationship's max file upload size will not be exported to Box.
  • When your archive reaches Box, Google is no longer responsible for it. Your annal will be governed by Box's terms and policies, eastward.chiliad. the Box Terms of Service.

Export type

One-time archive

Create a single archive of your selected information.

Notation: If you're enrolled in the Advanced Protection Programme, your archive volition be scheduled for ii days in the future.

Scheduled exports

Automatically create an archive of your selected data every ii months for one year. The first annal volition exist created immediately.

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

File type

Zip files

These files can be opened on virtually any computer.

Tgz files

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

Archive size

Choose the maximum size archive you lot want to create. If the data you're downloading is larger than this size, multiple archives will be created.

Step 3: Become your Google data archive

When your archive is created by using one of these options, we'll electronic mail you a link to its location. Depending on the amount of information in your account, this process could accept from a few minutes to a few days. Most people get the link to their archive the same day that they asking information technology.

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 activeness is immediately removed from view and no longer used to personalize your Google experience. Then, nosotros begin a procedure designed to safely and completely delete the data from our storage systems.

Data such equally items from My Activity, photos, or documents that are still in the process of being deleted are non included in your annal.

Common questions

Which format should I cull for my data?

Deciding what format you should choose depends on the service, type of data, and your intended use of it. We have chosen types that nosotros believe are the most useful and portable. For instance, we consign contacts equally vCard, which is a very mutual format for email providers. We often will as well provide additional options to fit your specific needs.

Where should I store my data?

You lot can shop your data anywhere that is condom and has enough room for it. In most cases, it is easiest to download it directly to your computer.

If you use a public computer, store it in Google Drive or an alternate storage space where you are the only user.

Note: If y'all use Google Drive and program to delete your Google Account, you'll have to move your archive to a dissimilar storage space before deleting your account.

Why was my archive cleaved into multiple files?

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

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

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

Why do my athenaeum expire?

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

An expired annal doesn't mean your data has expired, and you won't feel any modify in Google services as a result.

Note: We only allow each archive to be downloaded v times; after that, please request another archive.

Why exercise I accept to enter my password again when I attempt to download my archive?

The security of your data is very important, then when you create an archive, nosotros want to make sure that you lot're the merely person downloading your information.

To do that, we ask you to re-enter your Google Account password if y'all haven't recently. We understand that this may be inconvenient, but it's of import to take actress steps to keep your information safe.

Note: If your account has ii-Pace Verification turned on, you may as well be asked to consummate an boosted verification stride.

Why didn't my archive work?

If something goes wrong with your archive or you lot're not able to brand one, attempt creating another i. This approach often fixes the problem.

Why are some recent changes non included in my archive?

The file may non include changes made to your data betwixt when y'all request a download and when the archive is created. Some examples include:

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

How practise I preserve my Gmail labels if I am exporting my postal service?

When you lot consign your mail service from Gmail, each message'southward labels are preserved in a special X-Gmail-Labels header in your download file. While no mail service customer recognizes this header at present, most mail clients allow for extensions to exist written that could make use of the labels.

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

If you aren't able to download some of your YouTube videos, check to detect out if your YouTube channel is linked to a Brand Account. If it is, you'll need to:

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

Tip: If you take more than one Brand Business relationship, y'all tin repeat these steps to download videos from your other Brand Accounts.

Why can't I download data from my school or work business relationship?

Common Google information download questions

Which format is used when I download my YouTube videos?

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

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

But owners can download a group's letters and membership.

If you're a fellow member or director, ask the possessor to download the info you lot want and share it with you. Or, if yous get letters delivered to your e-mail, y'all tin download your history of letters from your electronic mail annal.

I'm a Google Workspace ambassador. How do I export my organization's data?

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