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How to export Claude chat history (Claude's built-in export)

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On claude.ai or Claude Desktop, open Settings, then Privacy, and click Export data. Claude emails a download link to your account address. The link expires after 24 hours and may work only once, so download the file right away. You can't start an export from the iOS or Android app.

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How to export Claude chat history (Claude's built-in export)
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Claude has its own data export. Here's how to download your chat history, and what the file holds. ai or in Claude Desktop.

Open Settings, then Privacy, and click Export data. The iOS and Android apps can't run an export. Claude starts building your file.

There may be a short wait. Then Claude emails a download link to the address on your account. You need to be signed in to Claude to use it.

The link expires after 24 hours, and it may work only once. So download the file right away and keep it safe. If the link expires, run the export again.

The file has your conversations, your account's user data, and any voice recordings you shared. It doesn't have the files you uploaded. And you can't import it into another personal Claude account.

Claude's export is a one-time file. For a copy that stays searchable, the Kortex extension can save your Claude chats in Chrome, on your computer. Turn on saving when Kortex asks.

Then open the Library to read, search or download a chat. Missing the button? The fixes are on the Kortex website.

  1. Open Settings and then Privacy

    Sign in to Claude on the web or in Claude Desktop. Open Settings and choose Privacy. The export button is on this page.

  2. Click Export data

    Click Export data. Claude starts to build your file. There may be a small delay while it is made.

  3. Open the email from Claude

    When the export is ready, Claude sends a download link to the email address on your account. Check that inbox. You must be signed in to your Claude account to use the link.

  4. Download the file at once

    The link expires 24 hours after it is created, and it may work only once. Download the file right away and save it somewhere safe. If the link expires, repeat the steps above to get a new one.

  5. Know what the file holds

    The export has your conversations and the user data for your account. It also has any voice recordings you shared with Anthropic. It does not have the original files you uploaded. You can't import the export into another personal Claude account.

  6. Optional: keep a searchable copy as you go

    Claude's export is a one-time file. If you want your Claude chats saved on your computer and searchable all the time, the Kortex extension can do that. Turn on saving when Kortex asks, then open the Library to read, search or download a chat. Kortex stores the chats in Chrome on your computer.

    The Kortex Library page: a sidebar of views, a list of saved chats by day with their site and tags, and one chat open beside the list.
    All chats lists every saved chat by day. Open one to read it in full beside the list.

If it doesn’t work

I don't see the Export data button
On a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner must turn on the Allow members to export their own data setting first. Ask an owner. Primary Owners don't see the button in personal settings. They export the whole organization from Organization settings, then Data and privacy.
The download link expired or won't open
Repeat the export to get a new link. If the link was emailed because your personal account closed, you can't repeat it. Contact Support soon, because the export can't be sent again once the account data is deleted.
I'm on my phone and can't find it
You can't run an export from Claude for iOS or Android. Use the web app or Claude Desktop on a computer instead.

Questions people ask

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How do I export my Claude chat history?

Open Settings, then Privacy, on claude.ai or Claude Desktop and click Export data. Claude emails you a download link. It expires after 24 hours, so download the file right away.

Does the Claude export include my uploaded files?

No. It includes conversations, your account user data and any voice recordings you shared with Anthropic. It does not include the original files you uploaded.

Can I import my Claude export into another Claude account?

No. Anthropic says exported data can't be imported into another personal Claude account, and it doesn't support moving data between personal accounts.

How do I export just one Claude chat instead of everything?

Claude's own export gives you all your data in one file. To download one chat as PDF or Markdown, use Kortex. See how to export a Claude conversation to PDF. Kortex needs to have saved the chat first.

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