How can I delete ChatGPT history? In desktop and mobile

Your conversations with ChatGPT are automatically saved and can be found in the left window of the main screen. If you want, you can access your past conversations from there, share them, continue chatting, or if you don’t want them to stay here, you can delete them. You can delete these conversations one by one or all at once. In this guide, we will explain how you can delete your chat history both individually and in bulk, both on the browser and in the ChatGPT mobile application.

How to Delete Your ChatGPT History?

You can delete your conversations with ChatGPT one by one or all at once, both on your desktop devices and on your tablets and phones. Below, we have explained the methods to do this:

Deleting a single conversation with ChatGPT

For browser users

1. Log in to your account.
2. On the main screen, the saved conversations will be located in the upper-left menu.
3. Find the conversation you want to delete and hover over it.
4. Click on the trash bin icon that appears among the images or icons.
5. Confirm your deletion request.
6. After confirmation, your conversation will be deleted.

For mobile application users

1. Open ChatGPT mobile application and log in to your account.
2. On the main screen, tap the three-dot icon located in the top-right corner of the screen.
3. From the menu that appears, tap on the “History” button to view your chat history.
4. Tap on the conversation you wish to delete. This will open the chat window.
5. With the chat window open, once again tap the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
6. From the options that appear, tap on the “Delete” button to delete the conversation.

Deleting all chat history in ChatGPT

Instead of deleting your chat history one by one in ChatGPT, you can perform a bulk deletion by following the steps below:

For browser users

1. Go to the ChatGPT website at https://chat.openai.com/ and log in to your account.
2. On the main page, locate the menu in the bottom-left corner. Navigate to the settings section of your account.
3. In the settings window that appears, look for the “General” tab.
4. Under the “General” tab, find the “Clear all chats” button and click on it.
5. Confirm your intention to delete all chat history.
6. Once confirmed, all the saved chat history will be deleted.

If you want to save these conversations elsewhere, you can export your ChatGPT conversations and data if you want. In that case, make sure export your data before clearing conversations.

For mobile application users

1. Launch the ChatGPT mobile application and log in to your account.
2. On the main screen, locate the three-dot icon in the top-right corner.
3. Tap on the three-dot icon to open the options menu.
4. From the options menu, select the “Settings” button.
5. In the settings menu, look for the “Data Controls” or similar option and tap on it.
6. Within the data controls menu, find the “Clear Chat History” button and tap on it.
7. Confirm your intention to clear the chat history.
8. Once confirmed, your entire chat history will be cleared.

If clearing your chat history is not enough for you, you can also permanently delete your ChatGPT account if you wish.

Why should you consider deleting the ChatGPT history?

You can benefit from the recording of your chats with ChatGPT in several ways. First, it allows you to access these conversations later and continue the discussion where you left off. Additionally, by having the ability to refer back to previous chats, you can use them as a reference and prevent them from getting lost. However, there may be situations where you might consider deleting these conversations.

There are a few important reasons to consider deleting conversation history with ChatGPT as following:

1. Protecting Your Privacy: Deleting the ChatGPT history keeps your personal information safe. Sometimes, conversations can have private details or sensitive data. It’s essential to be careful when sharing personal information with ChatGPT because that information can be used.
2. Saving Storage Space: When you delete the ChatGPT history, you free up storage space. This helps keep your device running smoothly by removing all the conversations that have piled up.
3. Improving Performance: Deleting a lot of conversation history can make the system respond faster and work better. It’s like giving it a little boost!
4. Starting Fresh: When you clear the history, it means the AI won’t use previous conversations to influence its responses. This way, you get a clean slate and the AI won’t be influenced by old stuff.
5. Preventing Misuse: By removing the conversation history, you reduce the chances of someone accessing your personal information without permission or misusing it. It’s important to take steps to protect yourself.
6. Keeping Things Organized: If you have too many saved chat histories, it can become difficult to find the conversations you want later on. Deleting unnecessary chats helps you stay organized and find what you need more easily.

Can I Prevent Automatic Saving of ChatGPT Conversations?

Yes, you can stop ChatGPT from saving your conversations automatically. By default, ChatGPT keeps a record of your chats both to help OpenAI improve the system and to ensure that you can access them later if needed. However, you have the power to stop your chat history from being saved automatically. This also means that your conversations won’t be used to train ChatGPT.

Can I recover deleted ChatGPT conversation?

Unfortunately, once a chat conversation has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. However, it’s worth noting that ChatGPT may still retain these deleted chat histories, even if you no longer have access to them. If you wish to explore the possibility of retrieving your deleted chat history, We recommend reaching out to ChatGPT customer service for further assistance. They will be able to provide more information regarding the potential retrieval of your deleted chats.