Delete transcripts and history in Wispr Flow
Last updated: October 29, 2026
Available on: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Remove an unwanted transcript, clear stored dictation history, or turn on automatic deletion. The available controls and their effects differ by platform.
Warning: Deleted transcripts cannot be restored — save anything you need first. Deleting local history does not necessarily remove copies already uploaded to the cloud; turning off cloud storage stops future uploads but does not delete existing local history or retract uploaded transcripts.
Delete one transcript
Mac and Windows
Dictation history is on the Hub home page.
Hover over the transcript and open More options (⋮).
Select Delete transcript.
Confirm Yes, delete it in “Are you sure you want to delete this transcript?”, or choose Cancel to keep it.
The row disappears and “Transcript deleted” appears.
iOS
Transcripts are in the history tab. Delete is unavailable while that row is retrying, and swiping left does not offer Delete.
Long-press the transcript row.
Tap Delete.
Confirm Delete in the “Delete this transcript?” alert.
The row disappears and “Transcript deleted” appears only after a successful deletion. If the row stays visible, deletion failed — contact support.
Android
Transcripts are on the home page. Delete also works on cards marked “Transcription failed”.
Warning: Deleting a transcript also removes its stored audio.
Tap More options (⋮) on the transcript card.
Tap Delete.
Confirm Delete in the “Delete transcript” dialog, or choose Cancel to keep it.
The transcript disappears from history.
Clear history or turn on automatic deletion
Local data storage is a setting on your Mac, Windows and iPhone devices; each device deletes its own history when it receives the change. A stricter option deletes what it no longer allows; a looser option deletes nothing.
Warning: Your organization can set this policy. Most often its value is a minimum: looser options disappear, you can still choose a stricter one, and an organization requiring never-store locks the setting. An organization can instead require that local data is always stored — see “When your organization requires local storage”.
Mac and Windows
Both deleting options affect dictation transcripts and polish history on your Mac and Windows devices.
Open Settings → Data and Privacy.
Select an option from Local data storage.
Confirm a deleting option with its button below, or choose Cancel.
Option | Effect | Confirmation |
Store data locally (default) | Stores dictation transcripts locally. | None; applies immediately. |
Auto-delete local data every 24hrs | Deletes history older than 24 hours, starting immediately. | Enable auto-delete |
Never store data locally | Immediately deletes all history and stops storing new transcripts and polish records locally. | Delete all data |
With “Never store data locally”, the Hub list is replaced by “History disabled”, which says whether you or your organization disabled history. To resume saving, select “Store data locally” if your organization allows it. Usage stats such as words today and words per minute keep counting, but no transcript text, audio, URLs or on-screen text is stored or sent.
When your organization requires local storage
If your organization requires that local data is always stored, Local data storage on Mac and Windows is locked to Store data locally and shows the tooltip “This setting is managed by your organization.” Auto-delete local data every 24hrs and Never store data locally are unavailable while the lock is active.
Nothing is deleted when the lock takes effect. Your own choice is remembered and applies again if your organization removes the requirement.
iOS
iOS has no in-app “delete all” option — use Local data storage or delete transcripts individually.
Open Settings → Data and privacy and tap Local data storage.
Choose a storage option; it applies right away, with no confirmation. “Never store” deletes all phone history and stops saving new dictations.
A change made on another device applies the next time you open Settings on your iPhone. If your organization enforces a retention policy, looser options are unavailable and a note says some options are restricted by your organization. If Flow cannot load your organization's settings, the row shows “Temporarily unavailable” until it can.
Clear history by signing out
Warning: On Mac, Windows and Android, signing out removes locally stored content, including your notes on desktop; on iOS it clears all locally stored transcripts. Cloud-synced content re-syncs when you sign back in; device-only content does not. On Android, sign-out also resets your local stats (word count, streak, WPM, apps used).
Mac and Windows
Signing out on the Account screen deletes your recent transcript history.
Warning: Desktop sign-out also clears local dictionary entries, note images, meeting notes and Notetaker chats, folders and shared notes, calendar events, transcript corrections, Granola import data and all local backups, and resets local statistics. Cloud-synced meeting content is not deleted, but an in-progress meeting-summary edit is discarded.
Android
Sign-out always starts transcript and audio deletion.
Open the Account screen.
Tap Sign out.
Confirm Sign Out in the “Sign out and delete transcripts?” dialog, or choose Cancel to stop without deleting anything.
You are signed out on the device right away, even without a connection, and stay signed out after restarting the app. Signing back in with the same account does not clear history again.
Still stuck?
Reach out to our support team if:
History is empty or missing transcripts you expected to see.
Deletion appears to succeed but transcripts reappear after a restart.
Include your platform, device, and the steps you tried.