The impact is more than just inconvenience or money. A hacked Facebook account can also mean lost connections with family members or friends, or a small business losing control of its only online presence.

Save your entire Facebook account now, so you’ll have a backup of all your contacts, posts and other information. Go to Settings & privacy → Settings → Your Facebook information → Download your information. Select Request a Download, choose your profiles, and pick the types of information you want to include or ask for a complete copy. Chose “All time” or a custom date range, then hit Submit Request.

If you’ve used it to store photos over the years, you can transfer those albums directly to other services so you have copies. Go to Settings & privacy → Settings → Your Facebook information → Transfer a copy of your information. Select View and pick what service you’d like to use.

Small business owners should make sure they have an additional internet presence besides their Facebook page, like a Google business profile. And everyone should choose a legacy contact who can access parts of their account if they die or are incapacitated.

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