How to download your Twitter archive

Your record of every tweet you ever sent

By Andrew KnowlesAuthor of'Become really effective on Twitter in just 5 days'

Why would I want to download my Twitter archive?

● Your business should have a record of all its communications, including tweets.

● To find tweeted photos that you've since lost.● To find those clever tweets you can re-use. ● Because you can.

Step 1: Go to 'Settings'

Step 2: Scroll down the 'Account' page

Step 3: Click 'Request your archive'

Step 4: Confirmation of request

It could arrive within a minute or two

Step 6: Click button in the email

Step 7: Click to download archive

Step 8: The download arrives

How your downloaded file will appear will depend on which browser you use. This is how it appears in Chrome.

Step 9: Open the download

Double click, or right click and choose 'Open' to access the downloaded file.

This is how it will look in Windows 8, when opened.

Step 10: Extract the files

To use the archive you must first extract it to a new location.

Click 'Extract'.

You will be prompted to choose a destination for the files extracted.

Step 11: Make a new folder

The best approach is to create a new folder to receive the extracted files. You might want to call it 'Twitter Archive'.

Step 12: Open your archive

Now the files are extracted to their own folder, double-click on 'index' to launch the archive in your brower.

Step 13: View your archived tweets

You can now navigate your archive.

How to download your Twitter archive

Your record of every tweet you ever sent

By Andrew KnowlesAuthor of'Become really effective on Twitter in just 5 days'