Welcome to Google Drive Help Forum and thank you for posting. At the moment, files won’t be deleted automatically. But no one can be sure if this is still true after very long time.
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You should be thinking “Why does Google Keep deleting files after 30 days?”
Because from October 13 onwards, all the data kept in that folder will be deleted after every 30 days. This means, after the 30-day-period the files will be automatically deleted. Google is making this change to trash so that it behaves more consistently with other Google applications.
What happens when you don’t check your Google Drive files?
Notably, going forward, Google says that if you don’t check in on your Google Drive files every now and then, it may delete them. Google frames this change as a way to tidy up abandoned digital detritus, perhaps left over from long-forgotten accounts.
Another popular query is “Do you use Google Drive to store files?”.
My chosen answer is you may very well have a Google Drive account lurking somewhere – you may even be using it regularly to store files. One thing I’ve found is that there is a glaring omission in both the mobile and desktop app/browser interfaces – the ability to automatically perform housekeeping and delete old files.
How do I delete files from Google Drive?
To delete your Google Drive files, move them to the trash. Files in trash will be automatically deleted after 30 days. You can restore files from your trash before the 30-day time window.