Missing conversations in desktop version

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When I logged into claude yesterday to create a document from an older project/ conversation. All of my historical chat was gone from the conversation as well as any other conversation that was more than 2 weeks ago. I tried to restore the conversation, but I keep getting this response.

Unfortunately, I can't restore the conversation messages. Here's what I found:

• The IndexedDB only stores session metadata, account info, and UI state — not the actual conversation text
• The actual message content for Claude Code sessions is stored server-side at Anthropic, not locally on your Mac
• When the app shows "No conversation found with session ID," it means the server-side data for that session is no longer accessible

What Should Happen?

I should be able to continue with previous chats where I have not explicitly removed or cleaned up the conversations. This way I can see and evaluate the historical prompts related to this. I should not have to restart my conversations to complete new documentation.

Error Messages/Logs

No conversation found with session ID: f026d3c6-92b0-46c1-84d8-e5a752019805
Claude Code process exited with code 1

Steps to Reproduce

only missing on desktop version. Online version has my additional conversation history- however, they are only on chat.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Clode Code CLI

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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