How to Use Your Twitter Archive File

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Request and download the Twitter Archive file.

   When it opens, you'll find a small list of sub-folders. , The Twitter main archive searchable folder will only open to be searched, once it's been fully extracted. ,,,, You'll find all your tweets from within the past 30 days (or within the month, depending on where you are in the current month). ,, You'll see that after you hover over it, it'll contain several buttons. ,, However, very few people would ever want to reply to their own tweet, so use these with a grain of salt. ,, The right hand column will list the amount of available tweets to view that were written and sent during the month.
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   Step 2: Open the zipped folder that you saved.

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   Step 3: Extract the folder to it's own extracted folder.

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   Step 4: Make sure you are signed in to Twitter behind the scenes

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   Step 5: for the few buttons to become workable.

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   Step 6: Open the tweets archive (regular) folder that's already been extracted.

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   Step 7: Click the "index.html" file

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   Step 8: which should open in your web browser.

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   Step 9: Look at the left column of the page that has just displayed.

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    Step 10: Look at the format of these archived tweets.

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    Step 11: Hover over a tweet.

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    Step 12: Click the Twitter bird in the right side of the exact tweet to display the permalinked tweet by itself so you can take action on it

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    Step 13: such as deleting it

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    Step 14: favoriting it

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    Step 15: emailing it.

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    Step 16: Click the arrow button to reply to the tweet.

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    Step 17: Click the 5-pointed star shape to favorite the tweet

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    Step 18: just like you would with any other tweet from your regular account.

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    Step 19: Look at the right hand column.

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