Also: How to find your followers and friends on Mastodon Of course, Musk will often tweet proposed changes to Twitter policy that may or may not become official. And even before Musk took hold of the reins, Twitter floated the idea of purging old accounts. In 2019, the company announced such a move but quickly pulled back following complains from users. At the time, Twitter said it would not remove any inactive accounts until it created a new way for people to memorialize accounts. In the meantime, Twitter users who have control over an inactive account can download an archive of its tweets. To do this, sign into Twitter on your PC or mobile device. Click More and then go to Settings and Support > Settings and Privacy > Your account > Download an archive of your data. Confirm your account and then click the button for Request archive. You'll be notified when a ZIP file of your archive is ready for you to download. Featured