Domain 6Team Deployment, Security & Enterprise Readiness
Local-Only History
TL;DR
Cowork conversation history is stored on each user's local machine, not on Anthropic's servers.
Definition
Cowork conversation history is stored on each user's local machine, not on Anthropic's servers. It cannot be centrally managed, searched, exported, or deleted by administrators. Anthropic's data retention policies, geographic residency guarantees, and deletion mechanisms do not apply to locally stored Cowork data.
Exam Context
Know that local-only storage means Zero Data Retention (ZDR) policies do not apply to Cowork — ZDR governs data on Anthropic's servers, not local storage.