Does Perplexity delete old conversations?
Signed-in Sessions stay in History indefinitely unless deleted. Unsigned-in Sessions last 14 days. Deleted Sessions cannot be recovered, so save important research separately.
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How to save and export Perplexity research threads
Save your original research and source links separately. Use Perplexity's native exports for an archive, then turn relevant conversation text into a reviewed, shorter handover for another chat.
Paste Perplexity conversation text into the web app. One free summary per account, up to 500,000 characters, with no card required. No extension needed.
Built-in options for saving Perplexity threads
- History: Perplexity now calls threads Sessions. Sign in to search saved Sessions and revisit earlier research.
- Projects: group related research in a workspace. Organisation keeps work accessible; it is not a downloaded backup.
- Native answer export: use Export for PDF, Markdown or DOCX. Inspect the file for source links and follow-ups you need. An answer export is not a complete-thread or account export.
- Account download: open Account details > Export my data. Perplexity emails a download link. Its help page does not guarantee an exact archive format; inspect what you receive.
- Sharing: Sessions are private by default. Check the sharing audience before sending a link. A share link is not a downloaded backup.
How to make a reviewed research handover
A shorter handover helps you continue the work. Keep your archive separately: a summary can omit details and does not replace the original research.
- Keep the original research and source URLs separately. Download the answers you need and save any missing questions, follow-ups or links alongside them.
- Copy the relevant questions, answers and source URLs into the thredly web app. The minimum input is 5,000 characters; the free summary accepts up to 500,000. For shorter research, write a brief handover yourself.
- Create a summary, then review its goal, decisions, outputs and next steps against the originals. Correct omissions and keep source URLs beside the claims they support.
- Paste the reviewed handover into a new chat with your next task. Check cited claims against their sources before relying on them.
Official Perplexity guidance
See Perplexity's help on Sessions, History, sharing and answer exports, Projects, and account-data downloads.
Paste Perplexity conversation text into the web app. One free summary per account, up to 500,000 characters, with no card required. No extension needed.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I search through my Perplexity history?
Yes. Use the search bar in signed-in History to find Sessions, and group related research in Projects.
Does thredly have an in-page Perplexity extension?
No. Paste Perplexity conversation text into the thredly web app, review the handover, then copy it into your next chat. Direct extension support is only for ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek.