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How to Download All Your Facebook Data, Photos and Info

Downloading Facebook data

Short answer: Facebook lets you download a complete copy of your own account, photos, posts, messages, friends list and more, through its official "Download Your Information" tool. It is the right way to back up your memories or move them elsewhere. (You can only download your own data, not anyone else's, that is by design and good for privacy.) Here is how.

How to download your Facebook data

  1. Go to Settings & privacy > Settings.
  2. Find Your Facebook information (or "Your information and permissions").
  3. Choose Download your information.
  4. Select what to include (photos, posts, messages, etc.), a date range, format (HTML to browse, or JSON for data), and media quality.
  5. Request the file. Facebook prepares it and notifies you when it is ready to download.

What you can include

DataUseful for
Photos and videosBacking up memories
Posts and commentsKeeping your history
MessagesConversation archive
Friends and profile infoRecords / moving on

Choose HTML or JSON

  • HTML: opens in a browser like a mini-website, easy to read and browse. Best for most people.
  • JSON: raw data, useful if you want to import it somewhere or process it.

You can't download others' data (and shouldn't try)

This tool only exports your own account. Facebook deliberately does not let you bulk-download other people's photos or info, and tools claiming to do so are scams or privacy violations. Respect that the same protection guards your data too.

The non-obvious tip: download before you deactivate or as a periodic backup

Two smart times to do this: right before deactivating or deleting your account (so you keep your memories), and periodically as a backup even if you stay, accounts can be hacked or locked. A yearly Facebook data download quietly preserves years of photos and messages that would otherwise be trapped in one platform. Save it to your own storage so it is truly yours.

Frequently asked questions

How do I download my Facebook data?

Go to Settings > Your Facebook information > Download your information, choose what to include and a format, then download the file when Facebook prepares it.

Can I download my Facebook photos in bulk?

Yes, through Download Your Information, select photos and videos and request the file. It is the official way to back up all your images at once.

Should I download HTML or JSON?

HTML is best for most people, it opens in a browser and is easy to read. JSON is raw data for importing or processing elsewhere.

Can I download someone else's Facebook data?

No. The tool only exports your own account. Facebook blocks downloading others' data by design, and tools claiming otherwise are scams.

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