Moving from ChatGPT to Google Gemini or Anthropic or some other AI platform; make sure you do not make this big mistake
OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT has lost nearly million users since the company announced an agreement with the Pentagon. According to Fortune, more than 1.5 million users have left the platform as per QuitGPT – a website where people have pledged to boycott ChatGPT. If you are also planning to leave the platform for other AI tools like Anthropic’s Claude or Google’s Gemini, here’s one mistake that you should avoid making – not making a copy of all your ChatGPT data. Backing up your chat history ensures that you can refer back to a chat you had with the AI bot in the past. Wondering how to make a copy of your ChatGPT chats and download them? Then read on, in this article we explain how to find this setting in ChatGPT
How to download ChatGPT chats
Follow the steps below:
- Open ChatGPT in your browser
- Go to your profile by clicking on the profile icon in the bottom left corner
- Here select Settings
- Next, click on Data Controls
- You will find the option to export chats. Click on Export button that appears alongside the Export data option at the bottom of the screen
- Follow the on screen instructions
But, in case you want to delete your chat history with ChatGPT, you should
- Go to your ChatGPT chat history sidebar.
- Hover over the conversation you want to delete.
- Click the three dots (⋯) next to the chat title.
- Select Delete from the menu.
- Confirm your deletion when prompted.
What happens when you delete ChatGPT chat
As explained on OpenAI’s official help page, the chat is immediately removed from your chat history view once you choose to delete it. Important things to know before deleting ChatGPT chat include:
- It is scheduled for permanent deletion from OpenAI’s systems within 30 days, unless:
- It has already been de-identified and disassociated from your account, or
- OpenAI must retain it for security or legal obligations.
- You cannot recover a chat once it’s deleted. Deleted chats are not retrievable through the UI, APIs, or support.
