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> Facebook is NOT a backup. If you only keep stuff in your Facebook account That's not what a back up is. Facebook can be a backup for your photos.

• pmlnr 9y ago
  > Facebook can be a backup for your photos. Nonsense. Try getting the originals out of Facebook.
  • lmm 9y ago
    Easy enough if you're in the EU, where we have laws about this sort of thing.
    • Crespyl 9y ago
      That seems strange. Is there a law mandating that all image hosts allow recovering the exact original image? That seems... impractical for a lot of use cases.
      • lmm 9y ago
        No, any organization that stores personal data has to allow you to recover that data though.
  • rexpop 9y ago
    https://www.facebook.com/settings https://www.facebook.com/settings > Download a copy of your Facebook data.
    • rootusrootus 9y ago
      Just did exactly that. Thanks!
• ivanche 9y ago
  It can't be. Try to upload some hi-res photo and then download it from FB. Now check the resolution of that downloaded photo.
  • kodt 9y ago
    Try as I might, I have had a very difficult time explaining to people that trying to print a photo you uploaded to Facebook or sent via text is not going to turn out well.