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How to download your Facebook videos
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From a messy ZIP to this — every video and photo organized by year and by the people in them.
Download everything with Facebook's tool
Facebook lets you request a complete copy of every video and photo you've uploaded. It's the official, free way to get everything at once — your videos come bundled in the same "Photos and videos" category. You just have to wait while Facebook packages it, and what lands is a ZIP full of folders, with the videos usually taking up the most space.
- Open Facebook Settings. On a computer, click your profile picture (or the menu) in the top-right of Facebook.com, then Settings & Privacy → Settings.
- Go to Your Facebook Information. In the left sidebar, click Your Facebook Information, then Download Your Information.
- Choose what to include. Deselect everything except Photos and videos — your videos live in that category, so this gets every clip while keeping the file as small as possible.
- Set date range and quality. Choose All time, and set Media Quality to High. Facebook defaults to a compressed setting that makes your videos look worse than they are.
- Request a download. Click "Request a download." Facebook emails you when it's ready — usually a few hours, up to a couple of days for video-heavy accounts.
- Download and unzip. Open the email, download the ZIP (the link expires after a few days), and unzip it. Your videos arrive as MP4 files, often in their own folders apart from your photos. Large archives arrive as several ZIP files — grab all of them.
On mobile the steps are the same: Menu → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Your Facebook Information → Download Your Information. For the detailed version with screenshots, see how to request your archive step by step.
Just need one clip? Open the video you posted, click the ••• menu and choose Download if it appears — quick for a single video, but the full export is the reliable way to get every video you uploaded.
Turn that ZIP into a gallery you'll actually enjoy
The export gets your videos out — but it leaves them in a mess. They land as MP4 files in nested folders with cryptic names, the original dates are often stripped, and the videos sit apart from the photos they belong with. After all that waiting, you're left with a ZIP you can't really browse.
That's what everkept fixes. Upload the ZIP and you get one private gallery — every video and photo together, organized by year and grouped by the people in them, with the dates restored, so a clip isn't buried in a folder but right beside the moment it belongs to. Only you can access it, your uploaded files are deleted from our servers after 30 days unless you keep your gallery, and it's never sold, shared, or used to train anything. Free to see what we found; one-time price to keep it, no subscription.
Common questions
How do I download a single Facebook video I posted?
Open the video on Facebook, click the three-dot (more options) menu, and choose Download if it's available. That works for many videos you posted. If the Download option doesn't appear, the full archive export is the reliable way to get your own videos, since it includes every video you uploaded.
How long does Facebook take to prepare your video download?
It varies by how much video you have. Videos are usually the biggest part of an export, so a video-heavy account can take one to three days to package, while a small one is ready within a few hours. Facebook emails you when it's ready, and the download link expires after a few days.
Why are my downloaded Facebook videos lower quality?
Facebook compresses videos when you upload them, so the downloaded version reflects that compressed quality rather than your original recording. Select "High" under Media Quality to get the best version Facebook has stored. For the true original, your phone or camera's own copy is always highest quality.
Can I download videos other people posted of me?
Facebook's Download Your Information tool only includes videos you uploaded — not videos posted by other people where you were tagged. To save those, try the Download option on the individual video if it's available, or ask the person who posted it to send it to you.
Is there an easier way to keep my videos and photos together?
Yes. Once you have your ZIP, everkept turns it into one private gallery — every video and photo together, organized by year and by the people in them, with dates restored, so a clip isn't buried in a folder apart from the photos it belongs with. Free to see what we found; one-time price to keep it, no subscription.
Your videos deserve better than a ZIP file
Download your export, then see your videos turned into one private gallery you control — right alongside your photos, organized by year and by person, free to browse everything we find for 7 days.
Browse your whole gallery free →No password needed · Your files are private and deleted after 30 days unless you keep your gallery · One-time price, no subscription