Windows desktop: stale chats persist after clearing app data and signing back in
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Description
Summary
Stale or broken chat entries remain in the Windows desktop app sidebar. They require manual removal and are not reliably cleared by local recovery steps.
Steps already tried
- Cleared the desktop app data
- Signed out and signed back in to the same account
Expected behavior
The sidebar should refresh from the account state, without stale or broken chat entries. A safe “rebuild chat list” or reindex option would also make recovery possible.
Actual behavior
The affected chat entries still remain after clearing app data and signing back in, so the user has to remove them manually.
Environment
- Windows desktop app
- Version: not recorded
Notes
No chat transcripts, logs, screenshots, or private project paths are attached.
Contributor guide
First steps
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Research direction
No source files, tests, logs, or entry points are identified. Start by reproducing the Windows desktop app behavior after clearing app data and signing back in, then trace how the sidebar chat list is restored. Done means stale entries no longer persist and a safe recovery path is verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100