Exporting Your Email and Google Drive Using Google Takeout

Downloading your Google Data

Important: If you download your Google data, it doesn't delete it from Google's servers.

You can export and download your data from the Google products that you use, like:

• Email
• Google Drive
• Google Docs, Sheets, etc.
• Calendar

Step 1: Select data to include in your download archive

1. Go to https://takeout.google.com/
   • If you don't want to download data from a product, uncheck the box beside it.
2. Select Next Step
   • Important: Your data file may not include changes made to your data between when you requested a download and when you create the archive.

Step 2: Customize your archive format

Delivery method

• Send download link via email
  • Google will email you a link to download your Google data archive
  1. For "Delivery method", select "Send download link via email."
  2. Select "Create export."
  3. In the email that arrives, select "Download archive."
  4. To download your Google data, follow the steps on the screen.
• Add to Google Drive
  • You can add your archive to Google Drive and you will be sent an email with a link to the archive's location.
  1. For "deliver method," select "Add to Drive"
  2. Select "Create Export"
  3. In the email that arrives, select "View in Drive." You'll see a folder with your data organized by product.
  4. To download your data, at the top of the screen, select "Download"

Note: You can select either a One-time archive or you can schedule exports.

Step 3: Get your Google data archive

Google will email you a link to your archive's location. Depending on the amount of information, this process can take from a few minutes to a few days. Most people get the link to their archive the same day that it is requested.