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[GH-ISSUE #11785] App keeps chat history on disk even after deleting #33574

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opened 2026-04-22 16:25:52 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 16:25:52 -05:00
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Originally created by @bubakzlesa on GitHub (Aug 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11785

Originally assigned to: @hoyyeva on GitHub.

What is the issue?

Ollama app can delete previous chats using right click and Delete.
The chat topic is no longer visible in GUI app, but whole chat is still present in plain text in the file db.sqlite even after restarting app.

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Windows

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Nvidia

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Intel

Ollama version

0.11.3

Originally created by @bubakzlesa on GitHub (Aug 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11785 Originally assigned to: @hoyyeva on GitHub. ### What is the issue? Ollama app can delete previous chats using right click and Delete. The chat topic is no longer visible in GUI app, but whole chat is still present in plain text in the file db.sqlite even after restarting app. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS Windows ### GPU Nvidia ### CPU Intel ### Ollama version 0.11.3
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 16:25:55 -05:00
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@DioVayne commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2025):

Is this intentional or a bug?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3167115780 --> @DioVayne commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2025): Is this intentional or a bug?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 16:25:55 -05:00
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@DioVayne commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2025):

Why was this closed/completed? I can still find all my chats in plain text in db.sqlite-wal after deleting them in Ollama.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3273540526 --> @DioVayne commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2025): Why was this closed/completed? I can still find all my chats in plain text in db.sqlite-wal after deleting them in Ollama.
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