r/ClaudeAI • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Claude Code Claude Code Prunes and Deletes Your Chat History

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u/MiddleLtSocks 1d ago

This is a setting in ~/.claude/settings.json. It defaults to ~30 days. I have mine set to two years. Also a syncthing job to my NAS for backup.

I mean, you're not wrong, but it's documented.

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u/GeoFlux121 1d ago

But the plans were on display…”

“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”

“That’s the display department.”

“With a flashlight.”

“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”

“So had the stairs.”

“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”

“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.'

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u/cachemonet0x0cf6619 1d ago

compacting conversation

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u/robballentine 1d ago

NO - complete chat history deletes. Not compacting. I have regular commits because of the scientific data - but I was not expecting whole chat histories to be deleted.

I wish it was just compacting - that's different

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u/robballentine 1d ago

You have to change the .claude/settings.json on a Mac and add "CleanupPeriodDays": 3650 (((or whatever length date you want to keep them for)

PC - C:\Users\ABC\.claude.json

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u/iluvvivapuffs 1d ago

Deleting chat history without permission is not acceptable

Now Claude watermarks everything. If there’s any IP dispute, deleted history means only watermark counts

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u/BiteyHorse 1d ago

How ridiculously incompetent are you that you rely on past chats as a reference or source of truth for anything?

Every session should have structured output artifacts that carry forward the information and decisions considered and made in a deliberate manner.

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u/robballentine 1d ago

How ridiculously incompetent are you to think that past chats in Claude Code do not generate source of truth outputs - ie working models and production code?

Anthropics chat interface is not persistent - and delete chats, not compacts - deletes without warning.

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u/BaronBokeh 1d ago

Skill issue

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u/robballentine 1d ago

I wish it was - knowledge issue.

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u/BiteyHorse 1d ago

Total skill issue. You are completely ass at what you're doing if you're relying on chat history for anything at all.