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How to turn on Auto Delete for Google to automatically delete your older data
If you are a long-time Google user, this guide lists the steps you need to follow to activate the Auto Delete feature for your data.
Default data retention practices at Google have been changing since they first introduced the auto-delete feature for logged location history, search, voice, and YouTube activity in June 2019. In the beginning, users had to manually visit their My Activity page and configure the new settings. A year later, in June 2020, it was changed so that whenever new users joined the platform, auto-delete would turn on by default.