With hashtags like #RIPTwitter trending on social media, having a backup of your Twitter activity – DMs, Tweets and replies is essential. (File photo/News18)
Here, we will tell you how to download a copy of Twitter account activity, including Tweets, DMs and replies as an archive.
With all the chaos ensuing at Twitter, Elon Musk reportedly continues to push employees with expectations of longer workdays and “extremely hardcore” work, and now, the micro-blogging platform is seeing mass resignations complying with Mr. Musk’s ultimatum.
With hashtags like #RIPTwitter trending on social media, having a backup of your Twitter activity – DMs, Tweets and replies is essential in case things go south. Here, we will tell you how to download a copy of Twitter account activity. All you have to do is request Twitter for it and they will send you a file that you can download.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to download your Twitter archive:
- Step-1: Open the Twitter website, and click on More > Settings and Suppor > Settings and privacy.
- Step-2: In ‘Your Account,’ click on Download an archive of your data.
- Step-3: Twitter will now prompt you to enter your account password and ask you to ‘Verify it’s you.’ Request OTP on email/phone and enter it to verify.
- Step-4: Now, click on Request archive.
- Step-5: Twitter says it can take up to 24 hours for your data to be ready for download.
- Step-6: Wait for data to be ready.
As per Twitter, “You can request a ZIP file with an archive of your account information, account history, apps and devices, account activity, interests, and Ads data. You’ll get an in-app notification when the archive of your data is ready to download.”
Here’s a step-by-step guide to download your Twitter archive using a phone:
- Step-1: Open the Twitter app on your phone, and head to Settings and Privacy.
- Step-2: In Settings and Privacy, go to Your Account, and tap on Download an archive of your data.
- Step-3: Twitter will now open a new browser window, sign into your Twitter account.
- Step-4: Now, tap on Request archive.
- Step-5: Twitter says it can take up to 24 hours for your data to be ready for download.
- Step-6: You will receive an in-app notification when the archive of your data is ready to download.
Industry insiders, including Gergely Orosz, claim that there is not enough staff to address the tiny things that keep breaking down at Twitter. Additionally, the opening of the FIFA World Cup on November 20 will cause Twitter servers to see a record load. Twitter’s collapse is a distinct possibility given the resignation of the majority of the key staff and the firing of the remainder.
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