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Select \u201cDownload your data.\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\nThis will take you to the Google Takeout page. If you only want to download the data of specific accounts \u2014 just your Gmail, say \u2014 first, click on Deselect all<\/strong> at the top of the page and then go through the list. If you want everything, then just go ahead. Note that the first choice, Access log activity<\/strong>, is not automatically checked; this can slow down your download considerably, so you may want to leave it unchecked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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