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How to delete Gemini history: one chat, a day or all time

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Quick answer

To delete one chat, open gemini.google.com, hover over it in the side panel, click More, then Delete. To delete more, click Settings & help, then Activity, click Delete above your activity, and pick All time, Last hour or day, or a custom range. Deleting a chat also removes it from Gemini Apps Activity.

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How to delete Gemini history: one chat, a day or all time
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Here's how to delete your history in the Gemini app on the web. One chat, a day, or all time. com.

If your chats are hidden, click Menu at the top. Hover over the chat, click More, then Delete. This also deletes it from Gemini Apps Activity, along with anything made in that chat, like Canvas docs and apps.

To delete more, click Settings & help, then Activity. Or go straight to the address on screen. Above your activity, click Delete.

Pick All time, Last hour, Last day, or a Custom range. By default, Google deletes activity older than 18 months. To change it, click the auto-delete option near the top of Activity.

Pick 3, 18 or 36 months, then click Next. To stop saving new chats, click Turn off near the top of Activity. Google still keeps chats for up to 72 hours, but they don't show in your Activity.

Deleting is final for what Google stores. Kortex can save your Gemini chats on your computer first. A chat you delete on Gemini stays in your Kortex Library.

Can't delete? On a work or school account, your admin controls this. The full tutorial has every step.

  1. Delete one chat from the side panel

    Go to gemini.google.com. If your chats are hidden, click Menu at the top. Hover over the chat, click More, then Delete. This also deletes the chat from Gemini Apps Activity, and any content made in that chat, like Canvas docs and apps.

  2. Open Gemini Apps Activity to delete more

    Click Settings & help, then Activity. You can also go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini.

  3. Choose what to delete

    Above your activity, click Delete. Pick All time, Last hour or Last day, or Custom range. To remove one day, click Delete all activity from that day. To remove one item, click Delete activity item next to it.

  4. Set auto-delete

    Near the top of Activity, click Deleting activity older than … months or Choose an auto-delete option. Pick 3, 18 or 36 months, or Don't auto-delete activity. Click Next and follow the steps. By default, activity older than 18 months is deleted.

  5. Turn off Keep Activity if you want to stop saving

    In Activity, near the top, click Turn off or Turn off and delete activity. Even with it off, Google keeps your conversations with your account for up to 72 hours to run the service and handle feedback. They don't show in your Activity.

  6. Optional: keep a copy before you delete

    Deleting is final for what Google stores. Kortex can save your Gemini chats on your computer, and a chat you delete on Gemini stays in your Kortex Library for you to read, search or download. It reads only about the newest 500 to 600 Gemini chats.

    The Saving your chats sheet in the Kortex side panel: a main switch, then ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok, each with its saved count, a switch and a delete link.
    Each site says what saving is doing, with its own switch.

If it doesn’t work

I can't delete my Gemini chats
If you use Gemini with a work or school account, your Google Workspace administrator controls your Gemini Apps Activity, and you can't delete chats. Use a personal account for deleting.
A shared chat link still works after I deleted the chat
Deleting a shared chat does not delete its public link. Delete the public link separately. Google's help center has a page on how to delete a public link.
My Gems are still there
Deleting a conversation with a Gem doesn't delete the Gem. Delete Gems separately. If Keep Activity is off, Gems you create are still saved to your account, but chats with them are not.

Questions people ask

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How do I delete all my Gemini history at once?

Click Settings & help, then Activity. Above your activity, click Delete, then All time. Follow the steps to confirm.

Does deleting a chat in Gemini also delete it from My Activity?

Yes. When you delete a chat from your pinned and recent chats, it is also deleted from Gemini Apps Activity, along with content made in that chat.

How long does Google take to delete Gemini data?

Google says it immediately starts removing the data from view, then begins a process to delete it from its storage systems. It doesn't give a number of days on this help page.

Does this delete the copy Kortex saved?

No. A chat you delete on Gemini stays in your Kortex Library. To remove them, open the side panel's Saving your chats sheet and use Delete saved chats on the Gemini row.

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