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How to View and Delete ChatGPT History on iPhone, Android, and Web

Quick Tips
  • You can delete an individual chat, or delete all chats from the Data Controls menu in ChatGPT.
  • If you don’t want to delete chats, you can Archive chats and hide your chat history.
  • If you don’t want ChatGPT to record your chats, and use them to train the model — you can turn off the toggle for it in Data Controls.

Viewing and Deleting Chat History

On Web

Hover your mouse to a chat you want to delete. Click on the three-dots icon, and tap on Delete chat.

Delete Chat 1

To delete all chats, click on your username, and go to Settings.

ChatGPT Settings

Then, go to the General tab, and click on Delete All.

Delete All Chats

On Mobile

Tap on the menu icon at the top right corner, and then tap and hold the chat you want to delete. Tap on delete.

To delete all chats, tap on the menu icon at the top right corner, then tap on your username. Tap on Data Controls, and then select Delete All Chats.

Also Read: How to fix ChatGPT login not working.

Archiving Chats

If you don’t want to delete chats, you can choose to hide them from the app. You can restore them, or get rid of them later.

On Web

Step 1: Hover your mouse around a chat and tap on the archive icon. Confirm your action in the next prompt.

Archive Chat button

Step 2: To access, or delete archived chats, tap on your username, and select Settings.

ChatGPT Settings 1

Step 3: Click on Manage next to Archived chats.

Manage Archived Chats

Step 4: You can either unarchive the chat or delete the chat.

Unarchive or Delete

Tip: You can also go to Settings > Data Controls > Archive all to archive all chats.

On Mobile

Select the menu icon at the top-left. Tap and hold the chat you want to archive, and select Archive.

To manage archived chats, tap on the menu icon at the top-left, and select your username. Go to Archived chats and you can either Unarchive or Delete the chat.

Tip: You can also go to Settings > Data Controls > Archive All to archive all chats at once.

Also Read: How to use ChatGPT on WhatsApp.

How to Use ChatGPT in Incognito Mode

If you don’t want ChatGPT to record your chat history and use it for training the AI, here’s what you need to do.

On Web

Select your username, and click on Settings.

ChatGPT Settings 2

Go to Data Controls and turn off the toggle for Chat history & training.

Chat History and Training

On Mobile

Tap on the menu icon at the top-left corner, then tap on your username. Tap on Data Controls, and then turn off Improve the model for everyone.

Also Read: How to fix ChatGPT not woking on Android and iPhone.

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Last updated on 26 April, 2024

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