Is there a way to clear chat history

[鬼椒]

As the title says is there a way to clear chat history. I don't want the first thing I see to be a large YouTube thumbnail when I open up a chatlog with someone I talked to like a day ago it's annoying.

Also probably unrelated I keep getting "Unread Messages" from this user but I think it's a bug. I have to restart steam each time to fix it.

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Publicado originalmente por Robin3sk:

Open friends network > Click COG Icon > Chat > Don't embed media content > On.

I'm blind

[Phantom]

There's no way to clear the history.

To your last point - yes, that is a known bug that has been around for ages.

The chat history lasts for 2 weeks.

And, you also have chat logs stored in the account data page.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/GetFriendMessagesLog

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Publicado originalmente por Robin3sk:

There's no way to clear the history.

To your last point - yes, that is a known bug that has been around for ages.

The chat history lasts for 2 weeks.

And, you also have chat logs stored in the account data page.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/GetFriendMessagesLog

:yinyangflip:

I was hoping otherwise but either way you confirmed my concerns. I looked and the only stuff I could find were threads from about 2 years ago that were outdated. Regardless though thank you for the answer.

[Seraphita]

Pretty sure you can hide media content uploaded to the chat anyway. So no real problem? o.O

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Publicado originalmente por Zero:

Pretty sure you can hide media content uploaded to the chat anyway. So no real problem? o.O

It reappears without being minimized if I re-open the chatlog. Main reason I want to clear chat history.

[Seraphita]

Mmk. And can't you use that switch to turn off automatic opening of media content? Could help.

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Publicado originalmente por Zero:

Mmk. And can't you use that switch to turn off automatic opening of media content? Could help.

What switch? In the options? The issue is me shrinking down a video isn't saving and it's annoying to minimize 3-4 videos each time.

Assuming I missed an option that actually saves this I'll have a look.

edit - Also to clarify I can minimize the posted stuff it just isn't saving. At least from what I can tell.

[Phantom]

That setting in the COG icon should allow those media content to show as a URL.

Open friends network > Click COG Icon > Chat > Don't embed media content > On.

That should fix the issue.

If you're on a web browser, you have to close the chat tab and re-open it.

That way, the change should take effect.

You won't have to minimize the thumbnail that parses for media content.

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Publicado originalmente por Robin3sk:

Open friends network > Click COG Icon > Chat > Don't embed media content > On.

I must be blind because I don't remember that setting being there when the steam chat left beta. Doesn't necessarily resolve stuff not staying collapsed but it's the next best thing so it works.

Thanks for pointing that out.

[Phantom]

I don't believe that option existed during the beta.

[Seraphita]

It didn't but it exists now. So yeah. :3

[Arion]

Okay so a chat since 2016 will be deleted?

[Satoru]

Publicado originalmente por Match__:

Okay so a chat since 2016 will be deleted?

chat is only retained for 2 weeks

[Blaze]

Publicado originalmente por Match:

Okay so a chat since 2016 will be deleted?

2 weeks only the chat keeps up

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Publicado originalmente por Blaze:

Publicado originalmente por Match:

Okay so a chat since 2016 will be deleted?

2 weeks only the chat keeps up

Way to necro a topic just to give an answer that someone provided almost a year ago.