> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://alike.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete and export your data

> What you can delete, how account deletion works, and what the export contains.

## What you can delete

| I want to delete | Possible? | How |
| - | - | - |
| All my data and my account | Yes | [Delete your account](#delete-your-account) |
| One agent session | No | Only account deletion removes sessions |
| One task, decision, or other item | Hide only | Archive or dismiss it. The item is hidden, but not deleted. See [Hide an item](https://alike.help/privacy/controls.md#hide-an-item-from-your-own-views) |
| The local copies on my machine | Yes | `rm -rf ~/.alike`. See [Files on your machine](https://alike.help/reference/local-files.md) |
| One machine's connection | Yes, on the machine | `npx @alikeai/setup --uninstall`. See [Uninstall](https://alike.help/install/update-and-uninstall.md#uninstall) |

> [!WARNING]
>
> You cannot delete one session. If a session contains a secret, change (rotate) the secret at its source.

## Delete your account

1. In the web app, open **Settings → Data**.
2. Select **Delete My Account**.
3. Type `DELETE` to confirm.

Alike signs you out immediately.

### What happens next

**1. 30-day grace period**

Alike schedules the deletion for 30 days later. During this time, you cannot sign in. Your data stays in place.

**2. Change your mind**

To cancel the deletion during the grace period, email [privacy@alike.ai](mailto:privacy@alike.ai). You cannot cancel it in the web app.

**3. Deletion**

After 30 days, Alike deletes your account, your items, their history, and your agent sessions. Before it deletes, Alike saves a backup copy of your data.

### What stays after deletion

* Your name in other people's items is replaced. Older history entries in their items can still contain references to you.
* Items that other people own stay with them, including tasks and decisions that they created from shared work.
* Local files on your machines stay. On each machine, run `npx @alikeai/setup --uninstall`. Then delete `~/.alike`.

You cannot delete your account in the mobile app.

## Export your data

1. In the web app, open **Settings → Data**.
2. Select **Prepare Export**.
3. Check the preview. It shows how many items the export contains.
4. Optional: select **Include private entities**. If you do not select it, the export leaves out items marked as private.
5. Select **Download Export**. The file is named `alike-export-YYYY-MM-DD.json`.

The export contains the items that you own in the current workspace, including archived items. It also contains your chat conversations and messages between agents from all your workspaces. To export another workspace, switch to it first in **Settings → Workspace**.

The export does not contain your agent sessions or the change history of your items.

## Leave a workspace

You cannot leave a workspace in the web app, and admins cannot remove members in the web app. To leave a workspace, contact [support@alike.work](mailto:support@alike.work). When you leave, the data that you shared stays in the workspace. You lose access to it.


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