It is because of the data that Facebook, which is now called Meta, can send us reminders of our friend’s birthday. Now and then Meta gives you glimpses of your memories by sending you a compilation of your pics. We are sharing a lot of data with so many companies without even realizing it. Today we will discuss how you can access and download your Facebook information. Right from the time you log into your profile, Facebook stores all your info including things like the ads that you have clicked on. In short, your digital history of the activities that you have done on Facebook is preserved by it. You can access and download all the information about yourself that Facebook has. This could be a good thing to do in case you want to keep an archive of your memories with you. Accessing your Facebook information is easy and Facebook has a tool for it. With the help of this tool, you can view all your information in one place. You can view the following information with the help of the Access Your Information tool on Facebook –
Personal details like Date of Birth.Security and login informationPreferencesInformation about the ADsInformation about friends and followersLogged informationAll your activity across Facebook
How to access your information from Facebook?
On the top right corner of the Facebook page, there is an inverted triangle button, click on it.You will see Settings and Privacy. Go to Settings. Then click on Your Facebook Information.
You can now view your Facebook information.
The following tools are available in the Your Facebook Information section when you go to the Settings:-
Access your information – You can view all your information here. The information is categorized so that you can easily access it. Transfer a copy of your information – With this tool you can transfer your information like pictures or posts to some other service.Activity log – all the activities that you do on Facebook can be viewed here. Managing your information – you will get answers to your questions regarding managing your Facebook information. Off- Facebook activity – You can also view and clear the activity that relates to businesses other than Facebook. Deactivation and deletion – You can permanently delete or temporarily deactivate your account.
How to download your Facebook information –
Go to Facebook.com/Settings.You will see an option for ‘Download a copy of your Facebook Data.Then tap on ‘Download Archive’.Once your information archive is downloaded you will get an alert from Facebook. After that, simply click on ‘Download Archive’ and automatically a zip file will be downloaded to your computer. There will be files with all your information which you can view.
Conclusion – Facebook collects all your information including the most minor things that you must not even be paying attention to. Even when you have left the Facebook website, your digital footprint is still being monitored by Facebook. It uses all the information that it collects for its benefit. However, if you want to view, access, or download your personal information from Facebook you can do it easily. Hope you liked what you read today!