How to Recover Permanently Deleted Items from Google Chat

Does Google Chat have a trash folder?

What happens when a Google Chat is deleted?

How to ensure the safety of Google Chat messages

Different ways to avoid accidental deletion

Google Chat retention using Google Vault

Archiving Google Chat

• Step 1: Navigate to Google Chat.

• Step 2: Find the chat you want to hide.

• Step 3: Click the vertical ellipsis next to the username and click “Hide conversation”

How to recover Google Chat?

• Manually downloading Google Chat data using Takeout and accessing thee chats offline when needed.

• Backing up Google Chat messages using a third-party backup tool and restoring when needed.

Recovering deleted Google Chat using Google Takeout

• Step 1: Navigate to Google Takeout.

• Step 2: Click “Deselect all”

• Step 3: Navigate to “Hangouts” and click the checkbox next to it.

• Step 4: Click “Next Step”

• Step 5: Choose the delivery method (can be sent as a link, added to a cloud storage platform), the frequency of the download (users can set up regular downloads every 2 months for a year), file type and size. Click “Create export”.  

Limitation of using Google Takeout

• Google Takeout is not error-free. If the download gets interrupted because of internet issues, users will need to start the process all over again.

• Any data downloaded using Google Takeout needs to be done manually.

• Importing data back to Google Workspace can be a long and cumbersome task.

• The maximum limit for an archive download is 50 GB per day.

• Although Takeout allows businesses to download their data, it is not a backup solution.

Recover Google chat using third-party backup tools