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Plan a LinkedIn data export: pick files, see whether it lands in 10 minutes or 24 hours, and what each CSV exposes.
The LinkedIn Data Export Guide plans a LinkedIn data export and tells you which of LinkedIn's two paths your selection will take: picking specific files, which LinkedIn quotes at about 10 minutes, or the larger archive with messages and activity, quoted at up to 24 hours. It estimates the zip size from your connection count, message volume and years on the platform, and rates each CSV for how much it exposes. Connections and Contacts are highlighted separately because they are other people's personal data, not yours.
Open LinkedIn Data Export Guide on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
Under '1. Choose the files', tick the exports you need — Connections, Ad targeting attributes, Messages and more — or press Fast files only to drop everything that forces the full archive.
Under '2. Describe the account', enter Years on LinkedIn, First-degree connections (up to 30,000) and a Rough lifetime message count to size each CSV.
Read the Expected wait and which of LinkedIn's two paths your selection takes, plus Estimated archive size, Rows describing other people and the sensitivity band, then press Copy plan.
Shows whether your file selection triggers the 10-minute path or the 24-hour archive before you submit.
Separates out how many rows describe other people, which is the real liability in a LinkedIn export.
Sizes CSVs from your actual connection and message counts rather than a fixed guess.
Go to Settings & Privacy, open Data privacy, and choose 'Get a copy of your data'. You can either select specific files, which LinkedIn returns in roughly 10 minutes, or request the larger archive with connections, contacts and account activity, which LinkedIn quotes at within 24 hours.
It lists the inferred attributes advertisers can use to target you, such as seniority, employer, job function, interests, degrees and member traits. It is the fastest way to see how the platform has profiled your career, and it arrives in the quick export path.
LinkedIn caps first-degree connections at 30,000 per account. Followers are separate and are not capped, which is why very large accounts switch to Creator mode and rely on follows instead of connections.
Treat it as other people's personal data, not yours. The file carries names, headlines, employers and sometimes email addresses for every connection, so uploading it to an unknown web service exposes them rather than you. Keep the archive encrypted and delete it when finished; this page is informational and not legal advice.