Google Takeout
Google allows you to request the data you have on Google accounts and services and export it through Google Takeout website.
You select various sorts of data, then ask for it to be delivered in .zip file format or .tgz format. Google then processes and prepares the data in the background, and after a while you receive an email with a link to the archive when it is ready to download.
- Click on the download link on your computer, and get a
.zip(or.tgz) archive file stored locally. - Double click on the
.zipfile to unwrap the files onto your computer's file system. - Explore the files on your computer.
From this point you can use the Ichnion Excavator to extract personal information from your data archive.
Supported datasets#
The following datasets of Google Takeout are currently supported by Ichnion:
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Android Device Configuration Service | ? |
| Arts & Culture | ? |
| Assistant Notes and Lists | ? |
| Blogger | ? |
| Calendar | ? |
| Chrome | ? |
| Cloud Print | ? |
| Contacts | ? |
| Crisis User Reports | ? |
| Currents Circles | ? |
| Currents Communities | ? |
| Currents Stream | ? |
| Data Shared for Research | ? |
| Drive | ? |
| Fit | yes |
| Google Account | ? |
| Google Cloud Search | ? |
| Google Help Communities | ? |
| Google My Business | ? |
| Google Pay | ? |
| Google Photos | ? |
| Google Play Console | ? |
| Google Play Games Services | ? |
| Google Play Movies & TV | ? |
| Google Play Store | ? |
| Google Shopping | ? |
| Google Store | ? |
| Google Translator Toolkit | ? |
| Google Workspace Marketplace | ? |
| Groups | ? |
| Hangouts | ? |
| Hangouts on Air | ? |
| Home App | ? |
| Keep | ? |
| Location History | yes |
| ? | |
| Maps | ? |
| Maps (your places) | ? |
| My Activity | yes |
| My Maps | ? |
| News | ? |
| Pinpoint | ? |
| Posts on Google | ? |
| Profile | ? |
| Purchases & Reservations | ? |
| Question Hub | ? |
| Reminders | ? |
| Saved | ? |
| Search contributions | ? |
| Street View | ? |
| Tasks | ? |
| Voice | ? |
| YouTube and YouTube Music | ? |
tip
After downloading data from Google Takeout, you may have empty files. If yes, you should check in your Google account's settings if Google is allowed to collect your data. To check it : Click on your Google account > Manage your Google account > Data & personalization > turn on activity controls.