{"id":168769,"date":"2021-02-02T09:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T06:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T06:40:45","slug":"gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gmail Has Your Old Chat Logs From Google Talk (and Hangouts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2edcb44ec02\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2edcb44ec02\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/#Like_an_Elephant_Google_Doesnt_Forget\" >Like an Elephant, Google Doesn\u2019t Forget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/#How_to_Find_Google_Talk_and_Hangouts_Chat_Logs_in_Gmail\" >How to Find Google Talk and Hangouts Chat Logs in Gmail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/#How_to_Delete_Your_Old_Google_Chat_Logs\" >How to Delete Your Old Google Chat Logs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gmail-has-your-old-chat-logs-from-google-talk-and-hangouts\/#How_to_Delete_Your_Hangouts_Conversations\" >How to Delete Your Hangouts Conversations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Gmail Has Your Old Chat Logs From Google Talk (and Hangouts)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-711417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/google.jpg\" alt=\"Silhouettes of two people using laptops in front of a Google logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/new-york-usa-25-may-2020-1757132150\" data-credittext=\"kovop58\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/new-york-usa-25-may-2020-1757132150\">kovop58\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do you remember Google Talk? Google launched its first chat service back in 2005. It\u2019s long gone, but your old Google Talk chat logs may still be stored in your Gmail account. Gmail may remember your Google Hangouts chat history, too.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Like_an_Elephant_Google_Doesnt_Forget\"><\/span>Like an Elephant, Google Doesn\u2019t Forget<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By default, Google remembers your conversation histories. Even though Google Talk is long gone, your chat logs from that discontinued service are stored in your Gmail account. Gmail\u2019s search function searches both your chat logs and your emails. If you wanted to keep your chat history, that\u2019s great.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2014if you started using Google Talk in 2005, that means that chat logs from more than 15 years ago are stored in your Gmail account. Do you really want to keep all those old conversations forever, indexed alongside your emails? If so, great. If not, you might want to erase them.<\/p>\n<p>Your chat history also takes up storage space, just like the emails you store in Gmail. That\u2019s another reason you might want to wipe it, just like you might want to delete old and unnecessary emails.<\/p>\n<p>Chat history wasn\u2019t mandatory\u2014at the time, you could disable Google Talk\u2019s chat history feature. However, it was enabled by default, and most people didn\u2019t disable it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why You Should Delete Emails Instead of Archiving Them<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Find_Google_Talk_and_Hangouts_Chat_Logs_in_Gmail\"><\/span>How to Find Google Talk and Hangouts Chat Logs in Gmail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chat logs are easy to find. On the Gmail website, click the \u201cMore\u201d option in the left sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-711432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-gmail-more.png\" alt=\"Click &quot;More&quot; in Gmail's sidebar.\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click \u201cChats\u201d to view all the chat logs Gmail is storing in your Google account. You\u2019ll see chat logs from both the older Google Talk and the newer Google Hangouts here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-711435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-gmail-chats.png\" alt=\"Click &quot;Chats.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can click through your chat logs and read them. The counter at the top-right corner of the messages list will give you some idea of how many chat logs you\u2019re storing in your account.<\/p>\n<p>To search your chat history, use the search box at the top of the page. The \u201cIn:chats\u201d term searches chat logs only, omitting emails. For example, you can search for \u201cin:chats bicycle\u201d to search for all the times you mentioned the word \u201cbicycle\u201d in a Google Talk or Hangouts conversation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-711436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3-gmail-chats-list.png\" alt=\"Chat logs in Gmail.\" width=\"650\" height=\"228\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Your_Old_Google_Chat_Logs\"><\/span>How to Delete Your Old Google Chat Logs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to store your entire chat history forever, it\u2019s easy to clear.<\/p>\n<p>While viewing your chat logs, click the checkbox at the top-left corner of the chat log list to select all the chat logs in the current view. Click the \u201cSelect all [number] conversations in Chats\u201d link to select every single chat log stored in your Google account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-711437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-select-all-chats.png\" alt=\"Click the &quot;Select All&quot; button and click the &quot;Select All&quot; link\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then, click the \u201cDelete\u201d button on the toolbar to delete them all. They\u2019ll be sent to your trash. You can either clear your trash im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely, or Gmail will delete them after 30 days.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can also just delete individual chat logs. Open one and click the \u201cDelete\u201d button on Gmail\u2019s toolbar to erase one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-711438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5-delete-all-chats.png\" alt=\"Click the &quot;Delete&quot; button.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Your_Hangouts_Conversations\"><\/span>How to Delete Your Hangouts Conversations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve used Google Hangouts, you\u2019ll find all the \u201cactive\u201d Hangouts conversations on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hangouts.google.com\/\">the Google Hangouts website<\/a>. (Some of these conversations may be from several years ago.)<\/p>\n<p>To delete conversations stored here, hover your mouse cursor over them, click the menu button to the right of the conversation, and click \u201cDelete.\u201d (If it\u2019s a group Hangouts chat, you must click \u201cLeave\u201d instead.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-711456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/delete-hangouts.png\" alt=\"Click the menu button and click &quot;Delete.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"285\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Remember that if you have multiple Google accounts\u2014or you have an old one that you haven\u2019t used in a long time\u2014it may have its own chat history. 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