Data Controls

Guide to managing and controlling local application data

All Sapientia data is stored locally on your computer. No data is sent to cloud servers. This page explains local data management options.


Data Control Options

1. Reset Model Configuration

Restore model configuration to factory default values.

What Gets Reset:

  • Temperature, Top-P, Top-K, Min-P, GPU Offload
  • Context Length, Batch Size, CPU Threads
  • Flash Attention, Use Mmap, System prompt

Not Affected: Model paths, chat history, knowledge base, API keys

How to Use:

  1. Settings → Data Controls → "Reset Config"
  2. Confirm "Reset & Restart"

Note: Application will restart automatically. Action cannot be undone.

2. Delete Short-term Memories

Delete all conversation history and current chat context.

What Gets Deleted: All chat messages, context window, session state

Not Affected: Knowledge base, model configuration, API keys

How to Use:

  1. Settings → Data Controls → "Delete Data" (Short-term Memories)
  2. Confirm "Delete & Restart"

Note: AI will "forget" all conversations but still remember knowledge base.

3. Delete Fragment of Knowledge

Delete all documents and embeddings in knowledge base.

What Gets Deleted: Uploaded documents, chunks, vector embeddings, index

Not Affected: Chat history, model configuration, API keys, original files on your computer

How to Use:

  1. Settings → Data Controls → "Delete Data" (Fragment of Knowledge)
  2. Confirm "Delete"

Important: Original PDF/DOCX/TXT files on your computer remain safe.

4. Factory Reset

Delete ALL DATA and return to fresh install condition.

What Gets Deleted: Configuration, chat history, knowledge base, API keys, connections, settings

Not Affected: Model files (need to re-select), application executable

How to Use:

  1. Settings → Data Controls → "Factory Reset"
  2. Confirm "Delete"

Warning: This is the most destructive action. All data permanently lost with no recovery.


Data Control Options Comparison

FeatureReset ConfigDelete Short-termDelete KnowledgeFactory Reset
Model Configuration✅ Reset❌ Keep❌ Keep✅ Delete
Chat History❌ Keep✅ Delete❌ Keep✅ Delete
Knowledge Base❌ Keep❌ Keep✅ Delete✅ Delete
API Keys❌ Keep❌ Keep❌ Keep✅ Delete
Model Paths❌ Keep❌ Keep❌ Keep✅ Delete
App RestartYesYesYesYes
ReversibleNoNoNoNo
Severity🟡 Low🟠 Medium🟠 Medium🔴 High