LibreChat Private Chat Mode Explanation | Generated by AI
Ah, that makes sense! If you’re using Private Chat mode in LibreChat, then the “empty sidebar” behavior is expected, not an error.
Here’s why:
- Private Chat mode is specifically designed to not save any conversation history in the database. Each time you open/reload the app in Private mode, it will start fresh with no past messages shown in the sidebar.
- Any chats you have in this mode are only stored in memory for that browser tab/session, and once you refresh, navigate away, or close the browser, they disappear.
- That’s different from normal (non‑private) chats, where conversations are saved and indexed, then displayed in the sidebar.
✅ If you want permanent history, you’ll need to start a non‑private chat.
🕵️ If you prefer sessions not to persist for privacy, then Private chat is behaving as intended.
Would you like me to outline how to switch between Private Chat and regular chat in LibreChat so your sidebar always remembers conversations when you want it to?