How to download your TikTok data and videos in case the app goes dark | Global News Avenue

Barring last minute changes, TikTok ban is coming Sunday, January 19th. President Biden Sign legislation Last spring, there were calls for the Chinese-owned app to be sold or banned for national security reasons, and in oral arguments before the supreme court In Friday’s case, a lawyer for the social media app told a judge that the app could be “shut down” as soon as it takes effect.

In countries like India where the app is banned, users are unable to download the app or the content does not load if the app has already been downloaded.

However, some experts say that TikTok will slowly become less usable over time because it will stop updating once it is removed from the US App Store and Google Play

While it’s still unclear what the app will look like on the 19th, some users are downloading their videos, likes, comments and other information in case they lose all access.

How to request your TikTok data on desktop before ban

Please keep in mind that it may take several days for your information to be received.

1. Open a web browser and visit TikTok’s website.
2. Log in to your account by clicking the “Log In” button in the upper right corner.
3. Once logged in, toggle your profile photo in the upper right corner.
4. Click “Settings”.
5. In Manage Account, under the Data heading, click Download your data.
6. On the Download TikTok Data page, you can select the information you want to request. Select what you want, such as all data or just your own profile and posts, and choose the file format you want.
7. Click to request data
8. It may ask you to verify your account.

Then, once TikTok fulfills your request, you’ll have four days to download the data.

1. Once the data is ready, return to the “Download TikTok Data” page and click “Download” under the “Download Data” tab.
2. The file will be downloaded as a zip file.

Here’s how to view posts from a text file:

1. Click on the zip file downloaded to your device
2. Click on the folder titled “Tiktok”
3. click post
4. Open text file
5. Copy the link (it won’t take you to the app)
6. Paste this into your web browser
7. watch your video

Some notes:

The data sent is not always comprehensive. TikTok says it won’t send you data that “impacts the privacy of others.”

Your saved videos will be downloaded as TikTok links rather than downloadable videos.

If you don’t receive all posts, try downloading them one by one manually.