Exporting and deleting your AI chat history, chat by chat
Seven of the 8 AI chats we could read let you export your history, though DeepSeek only describes copying it. Deleting a chat removes it from view at once, but not from the servers: ChatGPT, Claude and Grok say within 30 days, Meta up to 90 days plus 90 more in backups, and Gemini keeps chats that people reviewed for up to 3 years.
Your chat history is the most personal thing an AI chat holds about you. Most services now let you download it and delete it, but the steps differ and "deleted" rarely means gone at once. We read the help pages and privacy policies of 9 well-known AI chats and set down how to export, how to delete and what happens after you do.
Exporting and deleting your chat history
From each vendor's own help center and privacy policy, checked 2026-10-02. Click a name to open the source.
| ChatGPT | In settings, under Data controls | Yes | Yes | Removed from its systems within 30 days | “OpenAI schedules it for permanent deletion from its systems within 30 days” |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | In settings, on the web or desktop app only | Yes | Yes | Removed from its systems within 30 days | “removed from your conversation history immediately and deleted from our back-end systems within 30 days” |
| Gemini | Through Google Takeout | Yes | Yes | No time given; chats people reviewed are kept up to 3 years | “All your Gemini Apps activity: Above your activity, click Delete All time.” |
| Microsoft Copilot | From the privacy dashboard, as a CSV file | Yes | Yes | Not stated | “You can select either Export all activity history or Delete all activity history.” |
| Meta AI | Through Download your information | Yes | Yes | Up to 90 days, plus up to 90 more in backups | “deleting individual messages, entire threads, or even your account may not delete our copy of your personal information” |
| Grok | In settings, under Data Controls | Yes | Yes | Removed from its systems within 30 days | “it will take up to 30 days to delete from SpaceXAI systems” |
| DeepSeek | Copy only; no export file described | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | “you may also copy or delete your chat history via your settings” |
| Mistral Le Chat | With an Export button | Yes | Not stated | No time given; some data kept for different periods | “we may retain different types of data in our backend systems for different amounts of time” |
| Perplexity | Could not read | Could not read | Could not read | Could not read | |
| Uncensored AI Chatbot | By request, where the law gives you that right | Yes, removed from our systems at once | By request, with your device identifier | Gone at once; chats you keep stay tied to your device |
How we checked: we read each vendor's own help center and privacy policy on the date above and quote them word for word. Meta's deletion periods come from its general Terms of Service, which cover Meta AI. Steps differ between web and mobile apps and change often. Perplexity's pages showed an automated-traffic check and could not be read. We update the table every month.
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How to read the table
Export says where each service lets you download your history. The next two columns say whether its pages describe deleting a single chat and deleting all chats at once. The last column says what the service says happens to deleted chats on its servers, followed by a quote in its own words.
Exporting your history
ChatGPT and Grok put export in their settings, Claude only on its web and desktop apps, and Mistral behind an Export button. Google uses Takeout, Microsoft its privacy dashboard with a CSV file, and Meta its Download your information tool. DeepSeek's policy only says you can copy your chat history.
Deleted is not gone at once
A deleted chat usually disappears from your list immediately but stays on the servers for a while. ChatGPT, Claude and Grok say it is removed within 30 days. Meta's terms allow up to 90 days, plus up to 90 more for backups. Google gives no time, and keeps chats that people reviewed for up to 3 years.
Deleting everything
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok describe a way to delete all chats at once. Deleting your account is a separate step at most services, and at some it does not remove every copy straight away: Meta's terms say deleting messages, threads or even your account may not delete its copy.
This chat
The last row is this chat. A chat you delete is removed from our systems at once, not hidden, and chats you do not delete stay tied to your device until you delete them or clear your browser data. To erase everything at once, you send a request with your device identifier; no account or name is needed.
Before you paste it in
How do I export my ChatGPT history?
OpenAI's help center says to open Settings, then Data controls, then Export data. You receive a download link.
How long does ChatGPT keep deleted chats?
OpenAI says a deleted chat is removed from view at once and scheduled for permanent deletion from its systems within 30 days, unless it must be kept for security or legal reasons.
Can I delete all my Gemini chats at once?
Yes. Google's help center says to open Gemini Apps Activity and delete all time. Chats reviewed by people are kept separately for up to 3 years.
Does deleting my account delete my chats?
Not always at once. Meta's terms say deleting messages, threads or your account may not delete its copy, and here deleting an account does not delete chats: you delete them separately.
How often is this updated?
Every month. The date we last read the sources is shown above the table.
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