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Deleted chats aren't deleted

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14 May
Deleted chats aren't deleted
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
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Other feeds and industry voices
14 Oct
Still finding chats I deleted almost a year ago

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Is anyone else having this issue? Chats that I deleted are still coming up in search results when I search a word or a term that might have been

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
27 Apr
Canceling ChatGPT doesn't delete your data. Most people don't know this.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I went through the whole process recently and it caught me off guard how many separate things you have to do if you actually want your data

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
24 Mar
Missing old chats?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Ive checked the archive and found no archived chats. But I distinctly remember having a very lengthy conversation about an all in one computer I

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 Oct
"Could not load this ChatGPT conversation. Try again."

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Been seeing this often lately. I'm on browser ChatGPT Work. Anyone else?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
19 Oct
Always back up your chats.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So for the second time I lost 10+ hours of work in the last week. 2 of my projects disappeared with no trace. Waiting to see if its in export

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
8 May
ChatGPT Not Deleting Every Memory/Chat?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I wanted a fresh start with ChatGPT by deleting every memory and every chat I had.</p> <p>Yet images I’ve uploaded to conversations and the

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
27 Apr
ChatGPT can reference part conversation within SECONDS?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Sorry if this was common knowledge here, OR this is an upgrade to ChatGPT done recently, but today is the first time I realized that now ChatGPT

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
22 Mar
Reference chat history is too strong

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Does anyone else notice that references chat history influences future conversation too much? Is there a way to temporarily disable it for some

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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