Mar 28 (edited) • Explanations
How to Move Your ChatGPT Memories to Claude (Step by Step)
Claude is our number 1 tool right now, and they've made it incredibly simple to import your saved memories from other AI tools, so you can pick up right where you left off instead of starting from scratch. (Only takes 5 minutes)
Note: If you are on a free plan with ChatGPT or Claude, your options for managing and transferring memories may be limited. Some settings and features referenced in this guide may only be available to paid subscribers. Check your account plan before getting started.
Step 1: Set up ChatGPT to extract everything
➤ Open ChatGPT and click your profile picture
➤ Go to Personalization
➤ Go to Settings > Personalization > Memory > Manage and remove anything outdated, incorrect, or irrelevant before exporting
➤ Turn ON all three of these (options may vary based on your plan):
- Reference saved memories
- Reference browser memories
- Reference chat history
➤ Bottom Line: Turn on every memory-related setting you can find
Step 2: Review the official Switch to Claude migration guide thoroughly
➤ Review every screenshot and read the entire page before moving on
➤ If you don't have a Claude account, click on Get Started or Try Claude to create your free/paid account
Step 3: Get the import prompt from Claude
➤ Open Settings
➤ Navigate to the Capabilities tab
➤ Click "Import memory from other AI providers"
➤ Click Copy to copy the prompt that appears - it might begin with "Export all of my stored memories" or "I'm moving to another service and need to export my data"
Step 4: Paste & Run the prompt in ChatGPT
➤ In ChatGPT, click the model dropdown menu at the top of the chat
➤ Select the latest Thinking model available to you
➤ If you don't have a Thinking model, add the words "think hard" to the beginning of the prompt you received from Claude
➤ Using a Thinking model (or prompting it to use a thinking model) pulls significantly more information from your account than the default
➤ Paste the copied prompt and hit Enter
Step 5: Clean up the output before importing
➤ Read through what ChatGPT generated
➤ Look for anything that is outdated, incorrect, or irrelevant
➤ Delete any lines you do not want carried over to Claude
➤ The goal is to bring over clean, accurate information not a messy backup of everything you have ever done
Step 6: Copy the output
➤ Once you are satisfied with the output, copy the entire code block it generates
Step 7: Import into Claude
➤ Go back to Claude.ai
➤ Paste the output into the memory import field and click "Add to Memory"
➤ If you don't see a memory import field, start a new chat, paste the output, and tell Claude: "Add this to your memory"
➤ Note: Imported memories can take up to 24 hours to fully activate across conversations
Optional: Review your new memories
➤ Read through what was imported
➤ Click the edit icon to correct anything that looks off
Using ChatGPT Projects?
➤ Run the same prompt inside each project
➤ Create a matching project in Claude
➤ Paste the output into that project's instructions and memory
➤ Note: Project memories and global memories are separate in Claude. Anything tied to a specific ChatGPT project needs to be imported into its own matching Claude project, not just your general memory
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How to Move Your ChatGPT Memories to Claude (Step by Step)
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