Notes on cleaning up ChatGPT

What we learned building a cleanup tool — what ChatGPT actually does when you delete a chat, and how to do it without regret.

How to delete old ChatGPT chats but keep the important ones

ChatGPT deletes one chat or all of them. Protect the keepers first, export a backup, then clear the rest by age. 28 September 2026 · 6 min read
Is a ChatGPT bulk delete extension safe?

Anything that can delete your chats can also read them. Five checks you can do in a minute, and an honest audit of our own. 28 September 2026 · 7 min read

Bulk delete and archive ChatGPT chats

Multi-select, age filters and a review step on chatgpt.com. Pinned and Project chats protected by default. Free, no account, no backend.

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