I couldnt figure out how to delete old ChatGPT images from my Library heres the hidden method that finally worked

Date:
Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Description:
Theres no delete button for old ChatGPT images, but I found the awkward workaround that finally removes them for good.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Sometimes its the simplest things that confound you with AI. Creating an image in ChatGPT is super
simple just select Create image from the + menu and type in what you want to see. But when it comes to deleting that image from your Library, the delete option only appears for newly created images, since the new Library was added in May 2026, but not for your older images.

ChatGPT recently added file storage , and you can find your files in the new Library option in the sidebar menu. It's easy to add or delete files you've uploaded and images you've created from here; however, it won't work with older images created before it introduced the Library. ChatGPT still treats your older images separately and keeps them in the Images menu. And that's
the problem, because there's no delete option in there. Latest Videos From
You may like ChatGPT Images 2s magazine layouts look real, but theyre completely unusable OpenAI just gave ChatGPT a memory for documents and Free users get it too ChatGPT Images 2.0 can turn your photos into hilariously bad scribbles

Choose Images in the sidebar menu of ChatGPTs web interface, or the top-left two horizontal lines menu in the mobile app, and youll see every single image youve ever created with ChatGPT in one big grid. Tap or click on an image to view it full size, and you get options to edit or share itbut no delete option.

If youre anything like me, youve had several attempts at creating an image before ChatGPT finally got it right. And you dont necessarily want to keep
all the old versions hanging around in your image library. But theres seemingly no way to delete them or so I thought, until I found this little workaround. How to delete old images in ChatGPT Opening the chat that the image was created in. (Image credit: OpenAI) To remove an old image, you
first have to open the chat where the image was created and then delete the whole chat. This removes the images from your Images library, but be warned: if multiple images were created in that chat, youll be removing all of them.

Heres how to do it: Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from
us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Select the image in question in the Images grid, then click or tap the ... menu and choose Open chat. In the chat, write something like Hi. It doesnt matter what you write, or what ChatGPT replies what youre actually doing is pushing the chat to the top of your Most recent list. Close the chat, and you should now see it at the top of your Most recent list in
the sidebar menu. Tap and hold, or hover your cursor over the chat, then select Delete from the ... menu that appears. Now go back to Images and refresh the page in your browser, or pull down to refresh in the mobile app. Once it refreshes, you should find that all the images from that chat have been removed from your Images for good.

Theres no doubt this is a messy solution, but until OpenAI adds a proper delete option for your older images, its currently the only reliable way Ive found to do it. ChatGPT storage Now that it's introduced the new Library and given all users the ability to remove newly created images, I suspect that OpenAI will never get around to adding a delete option for the older images. That's a shame, but at least there is one workaround that solves the problem, as messy as it is. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. The best business laptops for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

Read our full guide to the best business laptops 1. Best overall: Dell 14 Premium 2. Best on a budget: Acer Aspire 5 3. Best MacBook: Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4)



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/i-couldnt-figure-out -how-to-delete-old-chatgpt-images-from-my-library-heres-the-hidden-method-that -finally-worked


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)