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Claude Code silently deletes user conversation history, exceeding 71-day retention

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A user reported that Claude Code, through the Cursor extension on macOS, silently deleted their entire conversation history, retaining data for only 71 days instead of the documented 30-day default. The deletion process bypassed standard safeguards like a trash folder or soft-delete, making recovery impossible. This issue, filed on GitHub, remains unaddressed by Anthropic, leaving the exact cause and scope of the data loss unconfirmed. AI

IMPACT Potential erosion of user trust due to silent data loss in AI assistant history, highlighting the need for robust data management and clear communication.

RANK_REASON User report of a bug in a specific tool's maintenance process.

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Claude Code silently deletes user conversation history, exceeding 71-day retention

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Code's Retention Cleanup Deleted a User's Session History 71 Days Early

    <p>No prompt triggered it. No command asked for it. A background cleanup pass did it on its own, twelve minutes after a new session started.</p> <h2> What the source says </h2> <p>On May 14, 2026, a Claude Code user filed <a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/…

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