Fact · Dictation on Mac
6months
Apple's Mac Help says you can delete Siri and Dictation request history, both audio recordings and transcripts, if it is less than six months old.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“that is associated with a random identifier and less than six months old”
Delete Siri and Dictation history on Mac (macOS Tahoe 26), Apple, n.d., Delete Siri and Dictation history on Mac.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's steps for deleting history on macOS Tahoe 26. The history is linked to a random identifier, not to your Apple Account, which is why deleting it is a separate step from Apple's privacy settings.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say what happens to history older than six months. Apple's privacy page says it may keep request data for up to two years, so older history stays with Apple.
Source
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