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  "path": "/t/why-did-chatgpt-make-editing-worse-bring-back-the-old-version-history/1383323#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T03:57:52.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I’m genuinely so frustrated with the way editing works now.\n\nWe have that new “see versions” and \"branching feature, we can still edit messages, but somehow the experience is _worse_ than before.\n\nWith the old system, if I edited a prompt, I could freely move between versions and actually see the different branches of the conversation. It was simple. I could compare outputs, revisit an older edit, and understand exactly what changed.\n\nNow, I can edit a message, but the swiping feature is gone. I can’t easily switch between my edits, compare them side-by-side, or even see what prompt I used for a previous version. If I’m experimenting with writing, coding, or literally anything that requires tweaking prompts multiple times, it’s a massive downgrade.\n\nAm I the only one who hates this change? I just want the old editing experience back where I could freely switch between edited prompts, see exactly what I wrote in previous edits, compare different conversation branches, navigate version history without feeling like I’m losing parts of the chat, etc.\n\nFor people who use chatgpt for long-form writing and other works, this has made the experience way more annoying than it needs to be.\n\nIs there some hidden setting I’m missing, or did openai actually remove one of the most useful quality-of-life features? Can I switch back to the old version? This is seriously annoying me and has totally ruined my chatgpt experience. Please bring back the old editing version, this new update is extremely disappointing.\n\nIt honestly took my experience from a 9/10 to a 1/10 overnight. Right now it feels like user experience wasn’t considered at all and they don’t actually care about us whatsoever, and it’s incredibly frustrating.",
  "title": "Why did ChatGPT make editing worse? Bring back the old version history"
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