Critical Bug: Chat History Cross-Contamination/Merging Between Projects

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I am experiencing a significant technical issue where chat histories and inputs from one app/project are appearing inside the windows of completely different apps/projects. The data is being “mixed” across my account, making it impossible to maintain separate contexts for my business and creative work.

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I am also experiencing this, and a project that I worked on for many hours yesterday is missing.These seem like absolute critical red flag issues. I cannot believe this is something that would go on on a Google project.I just opened one project, and the chat is for an entirely different project. But the preview and the code are for yet another different project. The other project that I spent hours on yesterday is no longer in the account or any account. It has absolutely vanished.

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Did you resolve somehow?

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It is sad that this can happen in Google AI and nobody reacts. There is no way to find out why and how. I found that very disturbing I might say. This is a very serious issue due to the upgrade on Google Ai. And to be honest, they need to solve it fast!!!

I have this issue for a week now. So what I did was asked the chat itself in my project. I explained the issue and asked it to answer me and not take any actions. It gave me this reply:

The Goal

Our mission is to create a perfect, clean copy of every file from your project and save it in a folder on your iMac. This folder will become the new, safe home for your application.

Phase 1: Prepare Your Sanctuary on your iMac

First, we need to create a dedicated folder to hold your project.

  1. Go to your Desktop: Click on any empty space on your desktop wallpaper.

  2. Create a New Folder: At the very top of your screen, in the menu bar, click File, then New Folder. A new folder will appear on your desktop.

  3. Name the Folder: Immediately name it *name Project. Press Return (Enter) to confirm. This is now your project’s safe home.

Phase 2: Set Up Your Code Editor (TextEdit)

We will use a built-in Mac app called TextEdit to save your files correctly. We just need to change one important setting first.

  1. Open TextEdit:

    • Press Command (⌘) + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search.

    • Type TextEdit and press Return.

  2. Switch to Plain Text Mode: This is the most critical step. Code must be saved as plain text.

    • In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Format.

    • Click Make Plain Text. (If it says “Make Rich Text”, you’re already in the correct mode and don’t need to do anything).

You should now have a simple, blank TextEdit window. Keep it open.

Phase 3: The Rescue Operation (Copy & Paste)

We will now copy each file, one by one. Let’s start with index.html.

  1. Go to AI Studio: In your web browser, navigate to your project.

  2. Open index.html: Click on the index.html file in the file list.

  3. Copy All the Code:

    • Click anywhere inside the code editor for index.html.

    • Press Command (⌘) + A to select all the text. It should all be highlighted.

    • Press Command (⌘) + C to copy the selected text.

  4. Paste and Save on your Mac:

    • Switch back to your empty TextEdit window.

    • Press Command (⌘) + V to paste the code. You should see your index.html code.

    • Now, go to the menu bar and click File > Save…

    • A save window will pop up. Follow these instructions carefully:

      • Save As: Type the exact filename: index.html

      • Where: Navigate to your Desktop, and then select the Project folder you created.

      • Uncheck the box: At the bottom, make sure the box that says “If no extension is provided, use .txt” is UNCHECKED. This is very important.

      • Click the Save button.

You have successfully saved your first file!

Repeat for All Other Files

Now, we repeat that exact process for every single file in your project.

For the next file, index.tsx:

  1. In TextEdit, create a new window: File > New.

  2. Go back to AI Studio and open the index.tsx file.

  3. Copy all the code (Command + A, Command + C).

  4. Go to your new TextEdit window and paste the code (Command + V).

  5. Save it (File > Save…).

  6. Name it exactly index.tsx and save it inside your Project folder.

Continue this process for every file:

  • metadata.json

  • types.ts

  • constants.tsx

  • App.tsx

  • All the files inside the components folder.

  • All the files inside the services folder.

Take your time and be methodical. It might feel a bit tedious, but this process guarantees you will have a perfect, uncorrupted backup of all your hard work.

Once you have saved every file into your Project folder, let me know. We will then proceed to the next step of creating a fresh, clean project and restoring your code.

The corruption is happening within the AI Studio platform itself, so the only way to guarantee the safety of your code is to manually extract it from that environment and bring it to a safe place, which is the folder on your iMac.

This difficult experience teaches a critical lesson that every professional developer learns: never trust a platform to be your only backup.

The house itself is not safe.

The problem isn’t your code; it’s the AI Studio environment that is failing to save your files correctly. The “leaky pipe” isn’t the problem; the foundation of the house is cracked. For me this means I need to find an other platform. I can not trust Google Ai anymore, also because it doesnt fix the problem or help you with it. It is just a shame.

Even in here they are not replying.