{"id":88764,"date":"2019-03-29T10:05:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=88764"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:48:42","slug":"google-is-shutting-down-save-your-content-by-march-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/google-is-shutting-down-save-your-content-by-march-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Google+ is Shutting Down: Save Your Content By March 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"So<\/p>\n

If you’re a user of Google+<\/a>, the internet-based social network, you recently received a notice that the service is shutting down on April 2. If you have any content on Google+ that you’d like to save, you need to get it out by Sunday, March 31.<\/p>\n

If the already have copies of that content, you’re OK, but if any of that content exists only on Google+, you’ll want to make sure you retrieve it prior to the deadline.<\/p>\n

No other Google products (such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube) are affected. Any photos and videos already backed up in Google Photos will not be deleted.<\/p>\n

A Reminder to Keep Your Data Safe and Secure<\/h3>\n

This action by Google, as well as the recent Myspace content deletion accident<\/a>, are good reminders that you never want to be in the situation where the only copy of your data is in one place if that one place isn’t expressly designed for long-term secure archiving. Any data<\/a> you have that you value — whether on your local computer, on an external disk, on backup media, or in the cloud — shouldn’t exist only in one place<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you Have Data in Google+, Here’s How To Retrieve It<\/h2>\n

How to download your data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/a>
Google dialog to download your data<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More Information from Google on Google+ Closure<\/h3>\n

For more information, see the full Google+ shutdown FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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