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Comment on: Google AI Studio "Delete" doesn't delete – server chat persists (3 videos)
I found that Google AI Studio’s “Delete” button does not delete the server‑side chat.I tested it by deleting a prompt, deleting the JSON file from Drive, and emptying the Trash. The file was fully gone.Then I used Google’s official recovery tool.The JSON came back — and the model instantly continued the conversation with full context.This is only possible if the server‑side session and conversation were never deleted.I recorded the entire process in 3 videos:https://youtu.be/LBQfNbPCxQwhttps://youtu.be/m4U6ajKuLRohttps://youtu.be/8Pg-7eNPUWMI also posted this finding under two official Google