How long does it take for Facebook to download your information

You can access specific information about your activity on Facebook, including your posts, photos, reactions, comments and messages, as well as other information, using our Access Your Information tool. You can download a copy of information you've provided to Facebook using the Download Your Information tool.

We store different categories of data for different time periods, so you may not find all data from the time you joined Facebook. You won't find information or content that you deleted because we delete that content from our servers.

How long does downloading Facebook data take? It usually takes Facebook about 10 to 30 minutes to process your data and generate a zip to export and see your personal data file of it.