Can't delete chats / Nothing happens when trying to delete
OpenAI Developer Community
May 15, 2026
Hi guys, I have exactly the same issue.
One specific chat cannot be deleted at all.
When I click “Delete”, nothing happens and the conversation stays in the sidebar after refresh.
The issue occurs across multiple clients:
* ChatGPT web
* Windows 11 app
* Android app
Things I already tried:
* logging out and back in
* reinstalling the app
* clearing browser cache/cookies
* different browsers
* deleting directly from sidebar and from inside the chat
* archiving and then deleting
* hard refresh / restarting app
The conversation still reappears after refresh and syncs across devices.
Looks like a backend sync/database issue with a stuck conversation record.
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