Easy way to Backup Your Facebook Data

The wizards at Facebook have provided a way to archive all of the stuff that you, and in many cases, your friends, have ever posted to your Facebook. According to Facebook, this content includes:

• Your profile information
• Wall posts and content that you and your friends have posted to your profile
• Photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account
• Your friend list
• Notes you have created
• Events to which you have RSVP’d
• Your sent and received messages

Any comments that you and your friends have made on your Wall posts, photos, and other profile contentSo how do you backup all your Facebook data? Here is a quick and easy procedure to backup all the items mentioned above:

1. Login to your Facebook account.

2. Click the "Account" drop-down menu located in the top-right corner of your Facebook page.

3. Click on " Settings".

4. From the "Settings" tab, Look for the line that says "Download a copy of your Facebook data." and click the link .

5. Click the "Download" button on the page that follows.

After you click "Download", you will receive a Facebook pop-up message stating that they are "gathering" all your information into a ZIP formatted file for you to download. The message says it may take awhile and that they will send you an e-mail when the file is ready to be downloaded.

The length of time it takes to build the archive file will depend on how much data (videos, pictures, etc) that you have posted to your account. For people who have been using facebook for several years, this could take a few hours or more. Mine took about 3 hours before it said it was ready for download. Make sure you have ample room on your computer's hard drive to store the data file that you are about to download.

Before you can download you Facebook data file, Facebook will force you to prove your identity through a couple of security measures such as inputting your password and having you identify some of your friends by their pictures. These security measures help to prevent hackers from obtaining the backup file which would basically provide them with a digital dossier of your Facebook life to take with them offline.