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Temporary conversations

A temporary conversation is never saved. Messages stay in your browser until you close it.

2 min Updated 22 July 2026

1Start one

On a new, unsaved chat, turn on the Temporary chat toggle. Nothing is written as a saved Conversation — the messages live only in this browser.

The Temporary chat toggle on a new, unsaved conversation.
The Temporary chat toggle on a new conversation.

2When to use it

  • Quick, throwaway questions you don't need to keep.
  • Working on a shared or public computer.

3Temporary vs disappearing vs auto-delete

Saved?Goes away…
Temporary conversationNoWhen you close the chat
Disappearing messagesYesEach message, on a timer
Auto-deleteYesThe whole chat, after inactivity

Keep reading

Disappearing & auto-deleteSet messages to expire on a timer, or a whole conversation to delete itself after a period of inactivity.Your first chatType a message, pick a model if you like, and send. Your conversation is saved and encrypted automatically.Your privacyA plain-language summary of what Cognos can and can't see — and the controls that keep it that way.