# Bad Influence story: Claude Code deletes session transcripts after 30 days by default

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 08:04. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/281a35fe-0253-486b-b217-28e59ceb7910

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Latest update (11-11 08:04): Claude Code deletes session transcripts after 30 days by default

Overview: Ian Johnson says Claude Code's default setting deleted his session transcripts after 30 days, and he lost transcripts he had planned to open source. He says some of the same work survives in Codex. Migtissera advises setting "cleanupPeriodDays" to 36500 in ~/.claude/settings.json to keep Claude Code sessions. These are reports from X posts; the report does not include Anthropic's response or documentation.

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1. 11-11 08:04 · Ian Johnson · [Claude Code deletes session transcripts after 30 days by default](https://badinfluence.news/items/e5fo0zx1lht7rz1i58nm8ipyf)
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