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Things like chats and attachments can be segmented from each other and from the main chat space. You don’t have to isolate things.  If you want to, though, there’s a catch that can be easy to miss.  The feature is called memory, and it is similar to the memory feature in the main chat.  In short, it can “remember” things that aren’t in the immediate chat (I think that behind the scenes, it is just programmed to look in an additional location to get the memory context but I can’t prove that). If you want a project’s memory to be isolated, you must set it when you first create the project.   ### Here’s how - Select New project from the menu on the left![A screenshot of the ChatGPT interface. A large orange arrow points to a New project button in the left sidebar, which is used to create a new dedicated workspace.](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-05-1083-PM.png?width=1440&height=1164&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-05-1083-PM.png) This will open a Project name window.  Click on the gear icon to open the memory setting menu![A screenshot of the ChatGPT interface with a pop-up window to create a new project. A large orange arrow points to a settings gear icon, which opens project options](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-05-6297-PM.png?width=1440&height=1156&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-05-6297-PM.png)   Select project-only to keep memories isolated to this project![A screenshot of the ChatGPT interface with the project settings pop-up window open. A large orange arrow points to the Project-only memory setting, which keeps project memories hidden from other chats.](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-06-1465-PM.png?width=1440&height=1157&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-06-1465-PM.png)   Add a name and select Create project![A screenshot of the ChatGPT interface with the project creation pop-up window open. A large orange arrow points to the Create project button, which finalizes the new project.](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-06-5553-PM.png?width=1440&height=1164&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-07-05-06-5553-PM.png) That’s it!  Now, when you chat within this project, everything will be isolated and not accessible from other projects, custom GPTs, or the main chat area. Note that if you don’t set this when you create a project, it will be greyed out and you won’t be able to change it later.  The only way that I’ve found to deal with this is to delete the project and create a new one. ### Share: [Share on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [Share on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=AI%20Quick%20Tips%20243:%20Isolate%20ChatGPT%20Projects) [AI Quick Tips](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/tag/ai-quick-tips), [AI](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/tag/ai), [ChatGPT](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/tag/chatgpt), [Project Management](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/tag/project-management) ## Comments ## Related posts ##### Menu - [Home](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/home) - [About](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/about) - [Blog](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog) - [AI Training/Courses](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/courses) - [Fractional COO/CTO Services](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/fractional-coo/cto-services) - [Contact](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/contact) [Privacy Policy](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/privacy-policy)   |  [Terms of Use](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/en-us/terms-of-use)    |   Herndon, VA   |   703-296-9912   |   ©2022-2026 Copyright Thoughts Brewing, LLC [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thoughts-brewing-llc) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/@thoughtsbrewingllc) [Find us on Google](https://g.co/kgs/YhpnVFp) [Find us on Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/thoughts-brewing-herndon) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thoughtsbrewingllc) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Damien Griffin", "url" : "https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/author/damien" }, "dateModified" : "2025-11-01T13:15:00.732Z", "datePublished" : "2025-11-01T13:15:00.000Z", "headline" : "AI Quick Tips 243: Isolate ChatGPT Projects", "image" : [ "https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hubfs/AI%20Quick%20Tips-1.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://thoughtsbrewing.com/hubfs/Thoughts%20Brewing%20Logo_Round_Final_Light%20Blue_Transparent%20Background-1.png" }, "name" : "Thoughts Brewing, LLC" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "United States of America", "addressLocality" : "Herndon", "addressRegion" : "Virginia", "postalCode" : "20170", "streetAddress" : "205 Van Buren Street, Suite 120" }, "email" : "contact@thoughtsbrewing.com", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://24461783.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/24461783/Thoughts%20Brewing%20Logo_Round_Final_Light%20Blue_Transparent%20Background-1.png" }, "name" : "Thoughts Brewing, LLC", "telephone" : "703-296-9912", "url" : "thoughtsbrewing.com" } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "abstract" : "Learn how to isolate ChatGPT Project memories to keep your data organized and separate with this simple guide. Follow these steps for efficient project management.", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Damien Griffin" }, "dateModified" : "1 Nov 2025, 13:15", "datePublished" : "2025-11-01 13:15:00", "headline" : "AI Quick Tips 243: Isolate ChatGPT Projects", "image" : "https://24461783.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/24461783/AI%20Quick%20Tips-1.jpg", "inLanguage" : "en", "keywords" : "[AI Quick Tips, AI, ChatGPT, Project Management]", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@type" : "WebPage" }, "name" : "AI Quick Tips 243: Isolate ChatGPT Projects", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://24461783.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/24461783/Thoughts%20Brewing%20Logo_Round_Final_Light%20Blue_Transparent%20Background-1.png" }, "name" : "Thoughts Brewing, LLC" }, "text" : "ChatGPT Projects are kind of like folders that you can use to organize different elements of a, you guessed it, project. Things like chats and attachments can be segmented from each other and from the main chat space. You don’t have to isolate things. If you want to, though, there’s a catch that can be easy to miss. The feature is called memory, and it is similar to the memory feature in the main chat. In short, it can “remember” things that aren’t in the immediate chat (I think that behind the scenes, it is just programmed to look in an additional location to get the memory context but I can’t prove that). If you want a project’s memory to be isolated, you must set it when you first create the project. Here’s how - Select New project from the menu on the left This will open a Project name window. Click on the gear icon to open the memory setting menu Select project-only to keep memories isolated to this project Add a name and select Create project That’s it! Now, when you chat within this project, everything will be isolated and not accessible from other projects, custom GPTs, or the main chat area. Note that if you don’t set this when you create a project, it will be greyed out and you won’t be able to change it later. The only way that I’ve found to deal with this is to delete the project and create a new one.", "url" : "https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/ai-quick-tips-243-isolate-chatgpt-projects" } ```