How to delete your data from Gemini and turn off activity saving

Symptoms

• Work data from a personal account went into the Gemini chat
• You need to stop people from reviewing conversations
• You need to delete the conversation history

Causes and fixes

1. Gemini activity saving (Keep Activity) is on by default, and reviewers may read conversations

What to do: In Gemini open Activity and turn saving off; choose auto-delete after 3 months or less

2. Conversations already reviewed by people are kept separately for up to three years

What to do: This is in Google's policy: avoid sensitive data in a personal account and use Workspace for work

3. Gems and Saved info store your facts separately from history

What to do: Review Saved info and delete entries that contain work data

4. In the company Workspace data is out of training under the contract, while in a personal account it is not

What to do: Process work documents only through Gemini in Workspace; the admin can confirm the settings

Common problems and fixes

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• Gemini will not open a PDF from Drive or reads it with errors: what to check
• Gemini in Google Sheets does not appear or cannot see the data: causes and fixes

About Gemini

Google's chat with access to Drive, Gmail and Sheets, deep research and a localized interface. Paid plans from $14/mo. Free plan available.

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