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Feature Request: Bulk Delete for Chats

OpenAI Developer Community March 23, 2026
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Hi @Marcel_Bauer, welcome in the community

Support from my side: better chat management would definitely help usability.

One important note: @OpenAI_Support, but yet in the #OpenAIHelpCenter now says there are already “archive all chats” and “delete all chats” options in Settings → Data controls. It also confirms that individual chats can be archived/deleted from the sidebar, and deleted chats are scheduled for permanent deletion within 30 days.

Official references:

Chat delete/archive help: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8809935-how-to-delete-and-archive-chats-in-chatgpt⁠�

Data export / backup: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7260999-how-do-i-export-my-chatgpt-history-and-data⁠�

So from my perspective, the remaining UX gap is not “delete everything,” but a true multi-select / checkbox workflow for deleting or archiving some chats in bulk. That would be much more practical for large histories than only one-by-one actions or all-at-once cleanup.

Best wishes, many good outcomes

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