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14 to 30days

MimicScribe's privacy policy says audio left behind by a crash or failed processing is kept 14 days for recovery, or 30 days if speaker identification failed.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026

In the source's own words

“We do not upload, stream, or transmit your audio recordings. ... Audio left behind by a crash or failed processing is kept 14 days for recovery (30 if speaker identification failed).”

MimicScribe privacy policy, Mimic Scribe LLC, Mimic Scribe LLC (vendor website), 2026, What Stays on Your Mac.

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What it measures
This is audio that the app keeps for recovery, separate from the audio of a finished meeting, which follows the retention period the user chooses.
What it does not show
The policy gives two periods depending on the case, so the figure is a range. The 14 and 30 days apply to recovery copies only.

In the data

A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as MimicScribe: audio after a crash: 14 to 30 days.

Service
MimicScribe
What is kept
Audio recordings
When
Other
Reviewed by people
No
As of
2026-10
Note
Range of 14 to 30 days; num is the midpoint, 22 days. 14 days after a crash or failed processing, 30 days when speaker identification failed.

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