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  • 1.  History export

    Posted Tue March 24, 2026 02:08 PM

    The BOB GA announcement had this recommendation:  "You can export chat history for individual chats from the history view ".  Has anyone done this and do you have a documented, step by step, with screenshots?  I can choose history, and even "Select all" but my options are to "Clear Selection" or "Delete Selected".  The FAQ link has no reference to exporting history.

    I could use a tip on how to do this before my preview version goes casters up...



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    Pete
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  • 2.  RE: History export

    Posted Tue March 24, 2026 04:52 PM
    Edited by EKU Nurmivaara Tue March 24, 2026 04:53 PM

    Hi Pete,

    I asked Bob and it provided the following, I hope this is what you are looking for...

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    Bob chat history is stored at:
     
    **Main Location:**
    `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/User/globalStorage/ibm.bob-code/tasks/`
     
    Each conversation is stored in a separate folder with a unique task ID. Within each task folder, you'll find:
     
    - `api_conversation_history.json` - Contains the full conversation history with API calls
    - `ui_messages.json` - Contains the UI-level messages and interactions
    - `task_metadata.json` - Contains metadata about the task
     
    **Example paths from your system:**
    - `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/User/globalStorage/ibm.bob-code/tasks/e80d129f-79a8-48ca-8400-6f1adf9e0ade/`
    - `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/User/globalStorage/ibm.bob-code/tasks/82f98e25-54bb-4dd3-b7b1-bf4ceb7d1af1/`
     
    **Additional Storage Locations:**
    - User settings: `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/User/`
    - Logs: `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/logs/`
    - History: `C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/IBM Bob/User/History/`
     
    You can also export chat history using the command:
    ```
    bob export --all --format markdown --output ./bob-exports/
    ```



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    EKU Nurmivaara
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  • 3.  RE: History export

    Posted Wed March 25, 2026 09:38 AM

    Thanks.

    As with most things AI related the answer was not *quite* right.  The actual path was C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Bob-IDE\User\globalStorage\ibm.bob-code\tasks  I'll back that folder up and see if it can be restored, or needs to be, after I upgrade.




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    Peter Helgren
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  • 4.  RE: History export

    Posted Wed March 25, 2026 05:08 PM

    So just to add a bit, BOB was right about the location of the history, but it was for the GA version, not the preview, which is what I was on.  

    The kicker is that the instructions say to save the history but nothing about how to import it.  I have a project that I have been working on since January and it was great to have the chat history to go back and review steps again.  That history is gone and there are no instructions on how to import the history into the new GA version, at least that I can find.....



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    Peter Helgren
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