How to download your photos and data from google + before closing
Table of contents:
- Download and save your data from Google +
- Download all your Google+ data
- Download specific data from Google+
As many of you already know, Google + closes. It will be next April 2 and from that moment, all personal pages, including their respective data and photographs, will begin to be deleted in a process that "will take a few months" and during which, "the content may be available". If you are one of the few who have been using this failed social network and want to download and save your content, here is how to do it.
Download and save your data from Google +
Last December Google confirmed what was already a decision that, sooner or later, was going to arrive: Google + will close in April. Although ultimately motivated by a data breach, the truth is that Google + never stood out as a social network, and few were those who filled their personal pages with content. Google's official explanation is as follows:
In December 2018, we announced our decision to close Google+ for private users in April 2019 due to its decreasing use and the difficulties of maintaining the product to meet user expectations.
Thus, on April 2, "your Google+ account and all the pages of this service that you have created will be closed and we will begin to delete the content of personal Google+ accounts." The company also warns us that it will also remove "Google+ photos and videos from your album archive and pages from this service." Despite this, you can still "download and save your content", although you must do it before April. In the event that you have a backup of your photos and your videos in Google Photos, these "will not be deleted" from your albums.
In addition, since last Monday, February 4, it is no longer possible to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities or events.
Before this situation, how can I download and save my photos and data from Google +? To do this, you just have to follow the following steps:
Download all your Google+ data
Google offers us the possibility of downloading all your data from Google + in a single file that will include your circles, Communities, News and +1. In the event that you want to download the content of a specific page from Google +, you must access the Google account from which you created that page.
- Go to the Download your data page. Remember that you may have to enter your user data to access.Tap on the corresponding slider to deselect the Google+ information that you do not want to include in the download
Click Next. Choose a file type and maximum file size. Remember that those files whose size exceeds 2GB will be divided into several files. Choose how you want to receive the data. You can choose between receiving a link for direct download, or adding the file to Drive, Box, Dropbox…
Click Create file.
Download specific data from Google+
But in the event that you do not want to download all of your data from Google+, you also have the option of downloading only specific content such as your photos, events or publications. To do this follow the following steps
- Go to the Download your data page. You may need to sign in. Next to the type of content you want to download, such as Google+ Communities, click the down arrow
Now you just have to wait. As soon as your file is ready, Google will notify you by email.
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