Hi OpenAI team,
I’d like to suggest a feature that could be really helpful for users who want to save their conversations when they’re not logged in. Currently, if you log out by accident or forget to log in before starting a chat, the conversation is lost once the session ends.
Here’s the idea:
Add a “Save & Log In” option (placed under or next to the login button) that generates a temporary code — for example, an 8-digit number like 2890 8990. This code would store the conversation until the user logs in. After logging in, they could enter the code to retrieve and save the chat permanently. Once the conversation is saved to the user’s account, the temporary code and data would be deleted to avoid clutter.
The code could last for 10 minutes or more to avoid clutter, but at least 5 minutes to account for things like slow connections or Wi-Fi issues.
I strongly believe this would help users save important chats even if they forget to log in at the start, accidentally log out, or — like in my case — have a long, valuable conversation they don’t want to copy and paste manually into notes or a new chat window. It would be much more convenient than the current workaround.
Also, since ChatGPT is a generative AI and not connected to a specific device or memory when logged out, simply copying a conversation back in doesn’t guarantee the same results. So, result may be completely different or just an amazement or applause by Chat GPT.
Option 2 (alternative solution):
Instead of the code-based recovery system, consider adding a “Download Conversation” feature that allows users to download their chats. Then, after logging in, they could use an “Upload Conversation” option to import it into their history. This would bypass the need for code management and clutter or temporary storage altogether.
For the most accurate recreation of a chat, though, the download file should include metadata (a “chat-code” or structure) beyond just the plain text, so the system can properly reconstruct the conversation flow, context, and visuals.
Thanks for considering this suggestion!
Sincerely,
Lao