History limit and auto-delete
Speechy can keep your dictation history short on your Mac. Set a History limit to keep only your newest entries, or pick Auto-delete recordings to move older ones, with their audio, to Recently deleted.
How to use History limit and auto-delete
Open Dictation settings
History settings sit in Settings, Dictation.
Set a limit
Step up or down, or click the number and type one.
Pick an age
Choose how long entries and their audio stay.
Confirm
Speechy says how many entries will move before it moves them.
What you do, what you get
Speechy Settings
You do
“Set History limit to 50 entries.”
You get
History keeps your 50 newest dictations; older ones move to Recently deleted.
Speechy Settings
You do
“Set Auto-delete recordings to After 2 weeks.”
You get
Each day, entries older than two weeks and their recordings move out of History.
Speechy Settings
You do
“Switch Keep new history off.”
You get
New dictations aren't saved. What you already have stays.
Decide what stays.
In Speechy, Settings, Dictation. Keep history for is under History storage, Manage storage.
- Keep new historySave new dictationsOnOff
- History limitKeep only your newest entries10 entries100 entries5,000 entriesNo limit
- Auto-delete recordingsMove older entries and their audio to Recently deletedNeverAfter 2 weeksAfter 3 monthsAfter 1 year
- Keep history forMove older entries to Recently deletedForever30 days90 days1 year
Questions
No. Entries move to Recently deleted, where you can restore them. They're only gone when you empty Recently deleted.
No. Stats keep their own count of words and days, so trimming History never lowers them.
Both apply. If you set two ages, the shorter one wins.
