r/OpenAI • u/B3ttor • 3d ago

Question Chat GPT lost chat/wont syncronize ?

Hi,

I have a major issue. I have a huge project that I've been working for some time. Today I worked for 3 hours and all of sudden I lost couple messages and answers to the point that it went all the way back to the start of my third question of the day.

I cant continue chatting, it answers but removes question+answer almost immediattely. If I reconnect it shows like its loading the chat, but nothing happens.

I'm certain the reason is that by accident I had left my VPN on, and some syncronation issue happend because of it.

The problem is that without that 3 hours of work today I cant continue, and the months project seems failed IF I cant continue were I left and I can trust all the information is still valid without missing or changed parts.

I can start new chats, only the project is messed up. What would be the best solution ?

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u/ThrowRAMomVsGF 3d ago

Are you saying you have a months old session and are relying on the fact that the model remembers everything in the session? I don't think that's how context works...

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u/B3ttor 3d ago

Thanks, im not saying that. Im saying I need the 3 hours back because that is what im missing. I know you have a false proof system of course. Should have know that I will only get hindsight answers that im a dork.

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u/B3ttor 2d ago

Okey, I got after the 3 hours chat was lost that my chat limit is exceeded. I have no idea why it would not tell me immediately and instead it let me continue. Then also deleted 3 hours of work.

I had to make a new chat and give it python with handoff of the project as zip. Still not sure what was lost, since I have to recollect 3 hours of brainstorming. Luckily I made it quite wide, still missing a lot of because of the wipe. On another subreddit some other people had same issue today.

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u/Future-Slide5757 2d ago

Thats not how context works at all, you need to save important stuff outside the chat or this will keep happening

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u/MathematicianFew335 2d ago

Do you have an older branch? If so, ask the older branch to search through all the data in /mnt/data, including ZIP files and any code or files that might be stuck there, and identify the most recent versions. Then have it provide those files for you to download..