# Memory privacy and storage

Review what is stored locally, restrict device access and backups, export only when necessary, and clear local memory separately from account or subscription changes.

![Memory privacy and storage in Foxora v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/studio/memory-overview.webp)

## Where this lives

Open **studio → Memory**.

The Memory Den stores durable memories locally on this device. Foxora can recall relevant items in later local tasks and preserves source information so you can inspect why a memory exists.

> **Safety:** Tasks and Memory Den data are local only. Desktop and CLI share them through the same local runtime on a device; they do not automatically sync to the web app or another machine.

## Steps

1. Open **studio → Memory**.
2. Review what is stored locally.
3. Restrict device access and backups.
4. Export only when necessary.
5. Clear local memory separately from account or subscription changes.
6. **Confirm the result.** Start a new task from Desktop or CLI on the same local runtime, ask a question that should use the memory, inspect the recalled item and provenance, and confirm another device does not receive it automatically.

## Choose the right path

- Use task history for task-specific detail.
- Use Memory Den for durable preferences and facts on this device.
- Use project instructions for explicit repository rules that should not depend on recall.

## What stays local

- Session transcripts and checkpoints.
- Memory Den entries and their local provenance.
- Local attachments and runtime state associated with the device.

Desktop and CLI can both access this data when they use the same local runtime. Signing into the same account on the web app or another computer does not copy it there automatically.


## Confirm it worked

- Start a new task from Desktop or CLI on the same local runtime, ask a question that should use the memory, inspect the recalled item and provenance, and confirm another device does not receive it automatically.
- The screen, command, file, run, or destination named in this guide reflects the expected state.