Remove Google Drive Files/Backups Permanently not Recycle Bin

Feature Requests
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I have Home Assistant connected to Google Drive using the official integration. I have HA backups working successfully pointing to my Google Drive.

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However, I notice on my Windows machines’ Recycle Bins, I am seeing all of the deleted backups show up there after they are rotated out. I then have to manually delete these from the recycle bin to free up space. I would like for the Drive Integration, or even HA Backup, to at least have the option of permanently deleting the older backups.

Outside of Home Assistant I have some configuration files being synced to Google Drive and then rotated out using rclone. When deleted those backups do not appear in my Windows Recycle Bin.

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Hi thickconfusion,

This really sounds like a windows problem.
If Home Assistant Deleted the file, then whatever else you got going has to deal with it. It’s out of HA’s scope of influence.

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Just checked, no Google drive on windows here

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But I too see nothing in my Google Drive Trash folder online. So it seems the Google Windows app is downloading the file locally, then recycling it. This is occurring on all of my Windows PCs where that account is tied to.