Just as you should be regularly clearing your browser history and deleting your oldest, cringiest social media posts, routinely wiping your ChatGPT chat history is an efficient and low-effort way to protect your private data online. Here’s how to do it:

Contents
– How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on desktop
– How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on mobile
– How to delete a single ChatGPT conversation
– Recommended Videos
– Difficulty: Easy
– Duration: 5 minutes
– What You Need:
– A computer or mobile device with an internet connection
– Your ChatGPT login and password

Whether you’re worried about sensitive information or simply want a fresh start for a new project, clearing your chat history takes less than five minutes and can be easily accomplished, whether on desktop or the mobile app.

How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on desktop
– Step 1: Log into your ChatGPT account on the desktop website. Select the “Log In” radio button in the lower-left corner of the screen and enter your credentials.
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– Step 2: Go to General Settings and select “Delete All Chats”. Click on the “User icon” in the upper-right corner of the screen, then select “Settings” from the dropdown menu. The “Delete All Chats” option is at the bottom of the list with a large red radio button to its right.
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– Step 3: Confirm your choice. Once you select the “Delete All Chats” button, the system will display a confirmation screen. Make sure this is what you really want to do before confirming, as the operation is irreversible and all that data will be permanently deleted.
– Andrew Tarantola / Digital Trends

How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on mobile
– Step 1: Log into your ChatGPT account and open the navigation bar. Once you’ve entered your credentials and reached the ChatGPT mobile home page, select the “two horizontal lines” at the top-left corner of the screen to open the navigation menu. Select your “account icon” at the bottom of the navigation bar to bring up the Settings menu.
– Step 2: Select “Data Controls”. Tap on the “Data Control” tab in the Settings menu, which is the fourth option down under Account.
– Step 3: Select “Clear Chat History”. It’s the one in red text, and once tapped, be sure to confirm your choice to delete your chat history in the following pop-up menu.

How to delete a single ChatGPT conversation
In some cases – say, you need to share your screen for a presentation at work and don’t want others to see your suspiciously detailed questioning of ChatGPT about the advent of Roman concrete – simply pruning your chat history is a better option than completely clearing the entire archive.
On desktop, go to the gray navigation bar on the left side of the screen, find the specific chat you want to get rid of in the History list, click the “options ellipsis” (the three horizontal dots) on the right of the chat session title and select “Delete” from the dropdown menu. On mobile, select the “two horizontal lines” at the top-left corner of the screen to expand the navigation bar, then select your desired conversation from the list, long press on it to open the options tab, and select “Delete” from there.

Recommended Videos
– Difficulty: Easy
– Duration: 5 minutes
– What You Need:
– A computer or mobile device with an internet connection
– Your ChatGPT login and password

Whether you’re concerned about sensitive information or simply want a fresh start for a new project, clearing your chat history takes less than five minutes and can be easily accomplished, whether on desktop or the mobile app.

How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on desktop
– Step 1: Log into your ChatGPT account on the desktop website. Select the “Log In” radio button in the lower-left corner of the screen and enter your credentials.
– Andrew Tarantola / Digital Trends
– Step 2: Go to General Settings and select “Delete All Chats”. Click on the “User icon” in the upper-right corner of the screen, then select “Settings” from the dropdown menu. The “Delete All Chats” option is at the bottom of the list with a large red radio button to its right.
– Andrew Tarantola / Digital Trends
– Step 3: Confirm your choice. Once you select the “Delete All Chats” button, the system will display a confirmation screen. Make sure this is what you really want to do before confirming, as the operation is irreversible and all that data will be permanently deleted.
– Andrew Tarantola / Digital Trends

How to delete all your ChatGPT chats on mobile
– Step 1: Log into your ChatGPT account and open the navigation bar. Once you’ve entered your credentials and reached the ChatGPT mobile home page, select the “two horizontal lines” at the top-left corner of the screen to open the navigation menu. Select your “account icon” at the bottom of the navigation bar to bring up the Settings menu.
– Step 2: Select “Data Controls”. Tap on the “Data Control” tab in the Settings menu, which is the fourth option down under Account.
– Step 3: Select “Clear Chat History”. It’s the one in red text, and once tapped, be sure to confirm your choice to delete your chat history in the following pop-up menu.

How to delete a single ChatGPT conversation
In some cases – say, you need to share your screen for a presentation at work and don’t want others to see your suspiciously detailed questioning of ChatGPT about the advent of Roman concrete – simply pruning your chat history is a better option than completely clearing the entire archive.
On desktop, go to the gray navigation bar on the left side of the screen, find the specific chat you want to get rid of in the History list, click the “options ellipsis” (the three horizontal dots) on the right of the chat session title and select “Delete” from the dropdown menu. On mobile, select the “two horizontal lines” at the top-left corner of the screen to expand the navigation bar, then select your desired conversation from the list, long press on it to open the options tab, and select “Delete” from there.