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📦 Archived Chats

Open WebUI allows you to archive conversations to declutter your sidebar while preserving them for future reference. The Archived Chats dashboard lets you manage all your archived conversations in one place.

Accessing Archived Chats​

  1. Click on your profile name or avatar in the bottom-left corner of the sidebar.
  2. Select Settings from the menu.
  3. Navigate to the Data Controls tab.
  4. Locate the Archived Chats row and click the Manage button.

Dashboard Features​

The Archived Chats modal provides tools to manage your archived conversations:

  • Search: Quickly find archived chats by title using the search bar.
  • Restore: Bring an archived chat back to your main sidebar.
  • Delete: Permanently remove an archived chat from your account.

Bulk Operations​

From the Data Controls tab, you can also perform bulk operations:

  • Archive All Chats: Move all your current conversations to the archive at once. This is useful for periodic cleanup.
  • Delete All Chats: Permanently remove all conversations (both active and archived).
    • warning

      This action cannot be undone. All chat history will be permanently deleted.

FAQ​

Q: Can I search within archived chats?
A: The archive dashboard searches by chat title. To search within message content, you would need to restore the chat first.

Q: Is there a limit to how many chats I can archive?
A: There is no hard limit. The scalability depends on your database configuration.

Q: Do archived chats still use storage?
A: Yes. Archived chats remain in your database. To free up space, you must permanently delete them.