I share a ChatGPT Plus account with family (not ideal, I know).
Up until recently, I was using Projects to keep my personal chats out of the main Recents list. It worked exactly how you’d expect move a chat into a Project, and it disappears from Recents.
Now that’s completely changed.
I can move chats into a Project, but they still show up in Recents, which means anyone using the account can still see them. That basically kills the whole point of using Projects for organisation/privacy.
Before anyone suggests alternatives:
Archive removes chats entirely from the sidebar (not the same workflow)
Temporary Chat deletes the conversation (not useful if you need it later)
Projects used to be the perfect middle ground organised and out of the main feed. Now they’re just folders that don’t actually hide anything.
I’ve checked recent updates (GPT-5.3, connectors, file limits, etc.) and couldn’t find anything about this change.
Is this intentional? A bug? Or part of a rollout that hasn’t been documented yet?
Anyone else seeing the same thing?
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