← Back to all guidesUpdated Sep 28, 2026
Exporting Gemini data via Google Takeout is straightforward once you know the trick: your chat history and your Gems live in two different places in Takeout, and selecting only one means you miss half your data.
Written by Charles
Export at a glance
Request method
In-product settings
Delivery time
Hours to days
Archive format
JSON, HTML, MediaFiles, ZIP
Sensitivity
Medium: communications, purchase records
Primary use
Backup: preserve a copy for yourself
Archive file map
Top-level structure of the export. Each entry is a file or directory with its format badge and what it contains.
My Activity/Gemini Apps/JSONFull conversation log with timestamps: prompts, responses, follow-ups
Gemini/Gems/JSONCustom Gems configurations you created
Gemini/Uploaded files/MediaFilesDocuments and files uploaded to Gemini during sessions
Gemini/Generated images/MediaFilesImages Gemini generated during your sessions
Gemini/Extensions activity.jsonJSONGemini Extensions activity log
What Gemini stores
- All your conversations with Gemini: prompts, responses, timestamps
- Generated images and media created during sessions
- Files and documents you uploaded to Gemini
- Gems you created (custom AI configurations)
- Gemini Extensions activity
The common mistake
In Google Takeout, there is a "Gemini" entry and a "My Activity" entry. Most people select "Gemini" and think they are done.
The "Gemini" checkbox exports your Gems data only. Your conversation history is stored under "My Activity" with a Gemini Apps filter.
To get everything, you need both.
Step-by-step export
- Go to takeout.google.com and sign in.
- Click "Deselect all".
- Check "Gemini". This covers your Gems data.
- Check "My Activity".
- Click "All activity data included" under My Activity.
- In the pop-up, click "Deselect all".
- Check only "Gemini Apps", then click "OK".
- Click "Next step".
- Choose delivery method, ZIP format, and archive size.
- Click "Create export" and wait for the email.
What is inside the export
- My Activity / Gemini Apps: full conversation log with timestamps
- Gemini folder: your saved Gems (custom model configurations)
- Any generated images or uploaded files associated with sessions
Quick version
If you want the short checklist instead of the full guide, use the service page.
FAQ
Why does selecting only "Gemini" in Takeout give me an incomplete export?
The "Gemini" checkbox exports your Gems only, not conversation history. Chat history is under My Activity > Gemini Apps.
Does exporting delete my Gemini history?
No. Export and deletion are separate actions.
Last verified: Sep 3, 2026. Steps checked against support.google.com. Report an outdated step →