Exporting your data
Request a copy of everything your account holds. What arrives, and the 24 hours you have to download it.
Under Security → Privacy & Data, you can request a copy of the data your account holds.
How it works#
- Request the export. It is not instant - the data is gathered in the background.
- You are told when it is ready.
- Download it. The link is valid for 24 hours.
What is in it#
The information your account holds - your profile and its sections, your activity, and the records attached to what you have done on the platform.
Because it is everything in one file, treat the download as sensitive: it is more concentrated than anything visible on your profile.
What it is for#
- Keeping your own copy, particularly of work you have written.
- Data-protection requests, which is why it is self-service rather than something you ask for.
- Before deleting your account - see below, because deletion is not reversible.
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