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Google My Drive Trash will now auto-delete after 30 days

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3.0 - Last modified on 2025-09-08 Revised by Jeff Critchlow

2.0 - Last modified on 2024-09-05 Revised by John Kelly

1.0 - Created on 2020-09-14 Authored by John Kelly

Google is changing its policy when it comes to My Drive's Trash. The Trash that you see on the left-side pane in Google Drive is your My Drive Trash.  

Google Drive’s My Drive trash will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

Also, please note files already in your trash will remain there for 30 days. After the 30-day-period, files that have been in the trash for longer than 30 days will begin to be automatically deleted.

A few more notes:

If you are using Google Drive on Android or iOS, please update your application to the latest version.