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  • I think lots more people would leave FB if they realize they can take their data and move it to a new service. 

    m working on this now. For the FB JSON, Here is what I see so far:

    Read each JSON row

    1. each entry will have to be dumped bx_posts_posts table, and then each photo matching that file 

    2. read the last ID number in the bx_posts_photos table

    3. write the values for the photos, store the photos in the file system

    4. write the post data to the posts table

    Somewhere there should be a join table that joins the photos with the posts. I am still looking for it. I am also trying to find the table where the passwords are kept because I decided I wanted a watch folder on the server for each user because those FB dumps are HUGE. And it will just cron the data in the middle of the night so it doesn't ti up the server at the busiest times. SO, I will have a little sub site where the user enters their email address and password, uploads their zip files downloaded from FB, and it will process. (my profile data from FB takes 4 zip files at 3-4GB each!)

    Does anyone want to collaborate on this with me?

    I am also thinking about to do with the comments. I think I will add them under a dummy ID number, but include the original user's name in the beginning of the comment.

    Write me on Whatsapp or Telegram if you want to collaborate on this. I could use some help, although it shouldn't be too hard.

    John

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