How to download your Google data

We'll email you a link to download your Google data 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.

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

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

We'll upload your archive to Dropbox and email you a link to its location.

1. For "Delivery method," select Add to Dropbox.
2. Select Link accounts and create an 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 own "Apps" folder in your Dropbox, select Allow.
5. To keep your data private, make sure you'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 folder with your archive.
7. To download your data, follow Dropbox's process to download files.

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

1. For "Delivery method," select Add to OneDrive.
2. Select Link accounts and create an 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 Yes.
5. To keep your data private, make sure you'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

• After you follow these steps, Google Download Your Data will show up in your Microsoft OneDrive security and privacy settings as an app that can access some of your info. You can remove Google's access at any time. (If you export data to OneDrive in the future, you'll need to give Google access again.)
• 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 Agreement.

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

1. For "Delivery method," select Add to Box.
2. Select Link accounts and create an export.
3. You'll be directed to Box. Sign in to your Box account if prompted.
4. In the Box window that asks if Google Download Your Data can access your info, select Grant access to Box.
5. To keep your data private, make sure you're not sharing this Box folder with anyone else. If you 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 be taken to the Box folder with your archive.
7. To download your data, follow Box’s process to download files.

Notes

• After 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 access at any time. (If you export data to Box in the future, you'll need to give Google access again.)
• Your selected max archive size will decrease if your Box account's max file upload size is smaller. Files in your archives that are larger than your Box account's max file upload size will not be exported to Box.
• When your archive 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.

You can store your data anywhere that is safe 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.

If you downloaded your data to your device, you can share it directly with a third party app or website using that third party’s access point.  This access point can take different forms, including an email address or a third party app or website’s custom built upload functionality where you can upload the data directly.

If you added your data to a cloud storage destination such as Drive, Box, OneDrive, or Dropbox, you can directly share your data from the cloud provider to a third party app or website.  In many instances, this will involve sharing your data directly from the cloud provider to the third party via email supported by the cloud provider.

In some instances, a third party app or website may integrate directly with a cloud storage destination and give you the ability to grant the third party access to read your data directly from the cloud destination.

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

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

Your archive expires in about 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 you won't experience any change in Google services as a result.

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

To do that, we ask you to re-enter your Google Account password if you haven't recently. We understand that this may be inconvenient, but it's important to take extra steps to keep your data safe.

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

Alternatively, try downloading the data in smaller increments by choosing one product or service at a time. This may be effective if you are attempting to download a large amount of data.

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

The Takeout user interface supports parameters, so apps can customize the user interface. For example, apps can select specific products, the destination for cloud exports, and the frequency for scheduled takeouts.

Here is an example of the format for a url utilizing all three parameters is:

https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout/custom/google_account,my_activity,fit,youtube?dest=drive&frequency=2_months

Tip: This example is a work in progress, and may be updated from time to time. The possible values for applications or other products to include can be found in the source of the rendered html within the css attribute(s) titled “data-id”.  For example, possible values for the “dest” parameter include "box", "dropbox", "drive", "onedrive".  The possible values for the “frequency” parameter include “2_months”

To identify the value of the data-id property for products with data capable of being exported for your account: 

Important: These instructions are for use with Chrome. If you use another browser, the process may vary.

1. On a computer, visit takeout.google.com.
2. Right-click on the Takeout web page and select the "source page" view. This will allow you to see the HTML code that makes up the page. 
3. Use the search command (Control + F on Windows or Command + F on Mac) to identify the “data-id” property. 
4. Check the search results.  What appears after the “data-id=” are the relevant values. For example: data-id="blogger"

Google has also released a new set of advanced features (Data Portability API) for developers, for the use of data by third-party applications. You can find all the available documentation at https://developers.google.com/data-portability.

Only owners can download a group's messages and membership.

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