Downloading Your Data

You own your data, and GolemDrive makes it easy to take it with you. You can request a full export of your account information at any time.

What’s included in the export

Your data export contains:

• Profile information — your name, email, account creation date, plan details
• File metadata — names, sizes, upload dates, folder structure, tags, and any extracted metadata for all your files
• Share link history — every share link you’ve created, including settings (password protection, expiry, download limits) and access statistics
• Activity log — a record of your account activity (logins, uploads, downloads, setting changes)

What’s NOT included

Your actual file contents are not part of the export. Here’s why: your files are end-to-end encrypted. GolemDrive’s servers only store the encrypted version — they can’t include the plaintext files in an export because they never have them.

You already have the decrypted files on your own devices (or can download them from your dashboard at any time). The export gives you everything else — all the metadata and account information that surrounds your files.

How to request an export

1. Go to Account > Settings > Data Export
2. Click Request Export
3. Confirm your request

That’s all you need to do. GolemDrive will start preparing your export in the background.

Processing time

Exports are typically ready within 24 hours. The time depends on how much data you have — if you’ve been using GolemDrive for a while with thousands of files, it may take a bit longer to compile everything.

Downloading your export

Once your export is ready:

1. You’ll receive a notification (in-app and via email, if you have email notifications enabled)
2. The notification includes a secure download link
3. Click the link to download your export

Export format

Your export comes as a set of JSON files, organized by data type. For example:

• profile.json — your account information
• files.json — metadata for all your files
• shares.json — your share link history
• activity.json — your activity log

JSON is a standard data format that can be opened by any text editor, imported into spreadsheets, or processed by scripts if you want to analyze your data.

Download link expiry

Your export download link is valid for 7 days. After that, it expires and you’ll need to request a new export if you still need the data.

We recommend downloading your export promptly once you receive the notification. If you miss the window, you can always request another one — there’s no limit on how many times you can export your data.

When you might want an export

A few common reasons people request exports:

• Moving to another service — take your file metadata and organization with you
• Personal records — keep a backup of your account history
• Tax or legal purposes — if you’re a creator, your activity and earnings data may be useful for record-keeping
• Curiosity — sometimes it’s just interesting to see everything in one place