How to Download Everything Google Knows About You

How to Download Everything Google Knows About You

Step-by-step guide using Google Takeout to export your data, protect your privacy, or create a personal backup

🔍 What Is Google Takeout?

Google Takeout is a free tool that lets you download a copy of all the data Google has stored about you—from emails and Drive files to location history and YouTube activity. It’s useful for:

• Backing up your files and memories

• Reviewing what Google tracks

• Switching to another service

• Creating a digital archive for peace of mind

🧭 What You Can Download

Here’s just a sample of what’s available:

• ✅ Bookmarks and Chrome browsing history

• ✅ Emails from Gmail

• ✅ Files and folders from Google Drive

• ✅ Calendar events and contacts

• ✅ Google Photos albums

• ✅ YouTube watch history and comments

• ✅ Google Maps location timeline

• ✅ Search history and voice recordings

• ✅ Google Keep notes and tasks

📥 Step-by-Step: How to Use Google Takeout

1. Go to takeout.google.com and sign in with your Google account.

2. You’ll see a long list of Google services—each with a checkbox.

   • By default, everything is selected. You can uncheck anything you don’t want.

3. Scroll to the bottom and click Next step.

4. Choose your export settings:

   • Delivery method: Email link, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box

   • Frequency: One-time or automatic every 2 months for 1 year

   • File type & size: ZIP or TGZ, and size limit (2GB, 4GB, etc.)

5. Click Create export.

6. Google will begin preparing your data. This may take minutes or hours depending on how much you’ve selected.

7. You’ll receive an email when your archive is ready to download.

🛡️ Privacy Tips

• Store your downloaded data in a secure location (external drive or encrypted folder).

• Don’t share your archive unless you’ve reviewed what’s inside.

• Delete old exports if you no longer need them.

• Use this opportunity to review your Google account settings and privacy controls at myaccount.google.com.

🧠 Good to Know

• You can repeat this process anytime.

• Some data (like deleted emails or old location history) may not be included.

• If you use multiple Google accounts, you’ll need to export each one separately.

• You can open ZIP files using Windows Explorer, Mac Finder, or free tools like 7-Zip.

📞 Need Help?

We offer patient, step-by-step tech support for seniors, farms, and small businesses in Central Alberta—including Google account cleanup, privacy reviews, and backup setup.

• Visit: www.fieldandruraltechservices.online

• Email: connect@fieldandruraltechservices.online

• Call: 587-306-3444

• First session is free!