Google Forms guide

Google Forms form abandonment

See what Google Forms records, what it misses and how to improve completion.

What it tracks

Collects responses into the form and, when linked, into a sheet.

What it misses

A sheet row is not a lead, and an unfinished form is not stored as a partial.

How Responser recovers

Responser keeps the source on the lead. The sheet can hold a copy. It does not send the reply.

What Google Forms records, and what Responser adds
QuestionGoogle FormsResponser
Completed responseA response, and a row if a sheet is linkedA scored lead
Unfinished formNot stored as a partialA partial only with consent to save
ReplyNone in the formAn approved reply from your domain
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A sheet row is not a lead, and an unfinished form is not stored as a partial. The recovery message is one message, and only when consent names the follow-up.

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Questions

Does the linked sheet send the reply?

No. A row is a copy. The reply sends from your domain.

Does Google Forms keep an unfinished form?

Not as a partial. A partial needs consent to save.