Manage your Codex chat history by archiving chats you want to hide from your sidebar or deleting chats you no longer need. You must first archive a chat prior to deleting it. In the ChatGPT app, open the Codex chat history sidebar. In the ChatGPT app, open the Codex chat history sidebar. Hover over the conversation you want to archive. Hover over the conversation you want to archive. Select the more options menu (•••) for the chat. Select the more options menu (•••) for the chat. Select Archive from the menu. Select Archive from the menu. If a confirmation appears, review the warning before continuing. Archiving stops a running chat and removes any scheduled task attached to it. Select Stop and archive or Archive and remove , as shown. If a confirmation appears, review the warning before continuing. Archiving stops a running chat and removes any scheduled task attached to it. Select Stop and archive or Archive and remove , as shown. Permanently delete an archived chat In the ChatGPT app, open the Codex chat history sidebar. Open Settings . Open Settings . Select Archived chats in Settings . Select Archived chats in Settings . Hover over the conversation you want to delete. Hover over the conversation you want to delete. Select the trash icon for the chat. Select the trash icon for the chat. Select Delete to permanently delete the archived chat. Select Delete to permanently delete the archived chat. Effects of deleting a Codex chat When you delete a Codex chat locally: The conversation is immediately removed from your Codex chat history. It is scheduled for permanent deletion from OpenAI's systems within 30 days, unless: You allow us to use your content to improve our models, and your conversation has already been de-identified and disassociated from your account, or OpenAI must retain it for security, safety, or legal obligations. It is scheduled for permanent deletion from OpenAI's systems within 30 days, unless: You allow us to use your content to improve our models, and your conversation has already been de-identified and disassociated from your account, or You allow us to use your content to improve our models, and your conversation has already been de-identified and disassociated from your account, or OpenAI must retain it for security, safety, or legal obligations. OpenAI must retain it for security, safety, or legal obligations.

You cannot recover a chat once it’s deleted. Deleted chats are not retrievable through the UI, APIs, or support. You cannot recover a chat once it’s deleted. Deleted chats are not retrievable through the UI, APIs, or support. “ Settings > Archived chats ” contains options to delete all chats at one time. Note that these actions will apply to all archived chats, including those contained within projects. If you are signed into ChatGPT, chats you keep (unarchived or archived) are saved in your account until you delete them. If you are signed into ChatGPT, chats you keep (unarchived or archived) are saved in your account until you delete them. Deleted chats are removed from your view immediately and permanently deleted from OpenAI’s systems within 30 days, unless one of the exceptions described above under “Effects of deleting a Codex chat” applies. Deleted chats are removed from your view immediately and permanently deleted from OpenAI’s systems within 30 days, unless one of the exceptions described above under “Effects of deleting a Codex chat” applies. For information on our approach to data retention, see: Chat and file retention policies in ChatGPT . If you archive a conversation that used connected app data, the conversation remains stored in your account, and any connected app data referenced in that conversation may also remain stored. To remove both the conversation and any connected app data used within it, you must delete the conversation. Disconnecting an app will stop future access to that data, but does not delete conversations that already used it. Connected app data after chat deletion If you’ve connected apps such as Google Drive, Gmail, or Calendar, ChatGPT may use synced app data to help generate responses in your conversations and provide helpful information to you. Deleting a chat removes both the conversation itself and any synced app data retained within that conversation from your account, subject to our standard retention and legal obligations. Deleting synced data from connected apps Deleting a conversation deletes any connected app data that was retained within that conversation. Disconnecting an app: prevents Codex from accessing new data from that app, prevents Codex from accessing new data from that app, but does not delete past conversations that used that data. but does not delete past conversations that used that data. To remove connected app data from your account, delete any conversations that referenced it. If your chat history appears empty or conversations are missing, the steps below resolve most issues before you need to contact Support. Make sure you’re signed into the correct OpenAI account or workspace (including the right email, SSO method, or team). Make sure you’re signed into the correct OpenAI account or workspace (including the right email, SSO method, or team). In ChatGPT, open Settings and check Archived chats — the conversation may have been archived rather than deleted. In ChatGPT, open Settings and check Archived chats — the conversation may have been archived rather than deleted. Refresh the page or sign out and back in to reload your history. Refresh the page or sign out and back in to reload your history. Check status.openai.com for any active incidents that might hide chat history. Check status.openai.com for any active incidents that might hide chat history. Request a data export via Settings > Data controls to confirm which chats are still stored in your account. Request a data export via Settings > Data controls to confirm which chats are still stored in your account. Deleted chats (including those removed with Delete all chats ) cannot be restored. When you contact Support, include your account email and sign-in method, workspace or organization name (if applicable), approximate time frames of the missing conversations, and confirm which of the above checks you’ve already completed. Was this article helpful?