You can export everything from Instagram and Facebook. I had been going since 2005 so it took a while for the email with the download link to arrive.

A screenshot of a webpage displaying the "Download Your Information" section for Facebook and Instagram. The page allows the user to download or transfer their data. Under "Current Activity," there is an "Available downloads" section showing a request for an information download from February 1, 2005, to February 16, 2025, associated with the name "Ian Day + 1 more." The data includes Facebook and Instagram information, with an expiration date of February 27, 2025. Below this, there are "Download" and "Delete" buttons. A note at the bottom clarifies that the download will not include content shared by others, such as tagged photos.A screenshot of a "Downloads" window on a computer showing two active ZIP file downloads. The first file, named "instagram-ianwday-2025-02-23-T4T3caCu.zip," is 353.5 MB out of 2.1 GB downloaded, with a speed of 15.4 MB/sec and an estimated time remaining of 1 minute, 53 seconds. The second file, "facebook-ianwday-2025-02-23-yfKksYek.zip," is 1.09 GB out of 1.87 GB downloaded, with a speed of 18.5 MB/sec and an estimated time remaining of 41 seconds. Each file has a cancel (X) and search (🔍) button beside it. There is also a "Clear" button at the top right of the window.

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