During my own tests inside my account, it became absolutely clear that Google AI Studio does not delete prompts, even when:
the user deletes them inside AI Studio,
the Google Drive Trash is emptied,
and the system claims that “no data remains”.
Despite this, the Official Restore Tool can still recover the so‑called “deleted” prompts.
This is not a bug, not a misunderstanding — it is data retention after deletion, which is not allowed under GDPR.
I have uploaded all screenshots and documentation publicly, with timestamps, so anyone can verify it.
I have also notified Google directly, and under the applicable law they are required to respond.
Now answer my questions:
How do you dare to keep user prompts after deletion? The GDPR clearly does not allow this.
According to this forum’s own policies, any abuse or policy violation must be reviewed and acted upon.
This case is exactly that.
Prompts are used for filtering and safety screening purposes. If you don’t want to be tracked, sign up for GCP and use a business account. Please read the TOS
This is not an answer to the actual issue. GDPR is not optional, and retaining user data after deletion cannot be justified by telling me to “register for GCP.” I am expecting a developer‑level response, not user‑level guesswork. And set your profile to public — real developers do not hide their profiles.
history in https://aistudio.google.com/library will be deleted after X days. It meet the GDPR requirement. Unless you can still prove the prompt and your files still accessible after 30 days. Then you have case, else just read the TOS or do not use the service at all.
If you want to dispute my evidence, please show a full video with a complete delete + trash empty + restore test using the official Google Recovery Tool.Checking random accounts without demonstrating the process is not relevant to this bug.
It is clear you are either not following the specific steps provided, confusing the regular Gemini web interface with Google AI Studio, or simply not using the correct Google Drive Recovery tool as shown in my PoC.
My video is an uncut, step-by-step technical demonstration that explicitly proves the backend session is kept alive after the user initiates permanent deletion. The fact that the model instantly continues the context after recovery is undeniable proof.
If you cannot follow the instructions to reproduce it, that is a limitation on your end. Unless you provide a full screen recording showing you performing the exact same steps (AI Studio prompt → Delete → Empty Drive Trash → Google Recovery Tool → AI Studio Refresh) and failing to recover it, your text claims mean absolutely nothing. I have provided verifiable technical evidence; you have only provided text. I will not engage with further claims without video proof from your side.
If you can prove that you can still recover the prompt after 30 days, then you have a case. Otherwise, Google deletes user content and it is not recoverable.
Nope, I am trying to find the facts. Because if it can be recovered, then it is a big issue. I have been using AI Studio and Gemini for almost 3 years for enterprise, so this kind of claim must be validated. So far, your claim cannot be validated with my account and my family accounts that have the Pro plan.
Show a video, you can talk about anything without proof! You even deny the video I uploaded, and Google’s official recovery tool. I proved it, but you just run your mouth without any evidence!
And one more thing: if you watched my video, you would realize that Google doesn’t delete anything on the server side. If that were the case, then after deleting and emptying the Drive trash, the prompt wouldn’t load, no matter if the recovery tool restores the JSON. It’s the Google AI Backend beyond Drive that doesn’t delete anything. You don’t grasp this—just because the chat doesn’t load, it doesn’t mean Google deleted it. I proved exactly that with the recovery tool: that Google doesn’t delete anything on the server side. The AI backend doesn’t delete any server-side data, because if it actually did, then after deleting from Drive + emptying the trash, putting the JSON back would under no circumstances be able to bring the prompt back to life. Yet, it still works. So, what I proved is: the chat doesn’t fail to load sometimes because it was deleted — but because the JSON is missing, while the server-side data remains there the whole time.
I’m lazy to reply. This is the Google Drive retention policy. I’ve been using GDrive for almost 20 years and it’s common knowledge. Files in GDrive remain in a grace period for 25 days even after being deleted. AI Studio is using the GDrive service for storage. First, this complaint should go to Google Drive; second, the recovery KB already has this information. - End of message
