Episode 11ChecklistA short list of things to check before you trust the answer.17 sec
What does locking a ChatGPT chat actually hide?
Locking a ChatGPT chat hides it from your regular history and search. OpenAI still stores it, and your training setting doesn't change.
Try it yourself
Before you lock a chat
- You know the lock hides the chat from your regular history and search, not from OpenAI.
- You checked your training setting separately: “Improve the model for everyone.”
- You know your PIN. Change it if you need to; resetting deletes every locked chat.
Bix shows you how
Step 1: Lock the chat.
It disappears from your regular chat history, pinned chats and search. You open it with your PIN or Face ID/Touch ID.
Step 2: Know what doesn't change.
OpenAI still stores the chat for the same length of time, and your “Improve the model for everyone” setting stays as it was.
Step 3: Change your PIN, don't reset it.
Changing a PIN you know keeps your locked chats. Resetting the PIN permanently deletes all of them, and it can't be undone.
What you should see
The chat is gone from your regular list and search, but still in your account. In the video, Pip's “Skep's surprise” chat vanishes from his list and stays in the “Still saved by OpenAI” panel.
