Well, it finally happened. Google+ is officially being shut down. The ill-fated social network never really had mass adoption, but its core user base is certainly already pretty vocal about it goin…
Well, it finally happened. Google+ is officially being shut down. The ill-fated social network never really had mass adoption, but its core user base is certainly already pretty vocal about it going away, though. If you’re an avid user, here’s how to download Google+ data before it gets shut down.
Google+ is set to officially shut down towards the second half of next year, leaving users with about 10 months to wrap up their time on the platform. That also means that users only have that few months to get their data downloaded from Google+ before it’s gone for good. So, here’s how to download Google+ data.
To download Google+ data, or any data tied to your Google account, you’ll want to use a tool called “Google Takeout.” This handy tool conveniently lets you download any of the data from your Google account that you want all from one location. You can access Google Takeout at takeout.google.com .
Once within the Google Takeout tool, you’ll need to select the data you want to make a downloadable file of. If you only want to download data from your Google+ account, you’ll want to use the “Select None” button to unselect everything. Once done, you can go down the list and make specific picks on what to download. To download Google+ data, you’ll need to select the following options:
For a few of those options, you’ll be able to select exactly how the data is stored. For example, Google+ Circles can be stored at vCard files which easily let you import them into contact applications. Alternatively, you can switch to an HTML file or as comma-separated values (CSV). For Google+ Communities or the Google+ Stream, you can also filter out bits of data as you prefer. This is entirely optional, though.
Finally, you’ll want to select where your data gets stored. Google also makes this process very easy. You can store the file as a.zip or .tgz file with file sizes ranging from 1GB to 50GB (2GB being the default). Google will compile the data in the background once the process starts and it can automatically be uploaded to cloud sources such as Google Drive or Dropbox. Alternatively, a download link can be sent over email once the data is compiled and ready for download.
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