Google-drive – Will “Trash” in Google Docs be automatically deleted

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Google Support – Trash says:

Anything you remove from Google Drive will be in your Trash until you permanently delete the files or restore them.

However, they are known to be loose with words, and Google's support documents aren't meant to be elaborate (read as literal).

Is there more information regarding this issue?

Can we count on items in "Trash" to be still recoverable after a few months/years?

Best Answer

No, it will not be.

Thanks for asking in the forum. We don't currently support an auto-delete function - it's important that users don't unintentionally trash files that are important to them. Hope that answers your question.

Source.

Also, yes, the deleted documents can be recovered for a limited period of time and only by request.

Google will be able to help you recover a deleted file for a limited time, but after the file has been deleted from Google’s systems, the files are gone forever.

Source (under Recover a deleted file).

However, there are some scripts that can do that. See this question for more information.

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