Add ChatGPT JSON cleanup tool to reduce metadata bloat #45
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This commit adds a Python script and documentation for cleaning up ChatGPT export JSON files. The tool addresses the common "metadata bloat" problem where JSON exports can be 300MB+ but contain mostly structural metadata rather than actual conversation content. Features: - Strips metadata from ChatGPT JSON exports (timestamps, IDs, node relationships) - Reduces file size by 85-95% (typically 300MB → 15-20MB) - Extracts pure conversation text in human-readable format - Preserves conversation titles, dates, and message order - No external dependencies (pure Python standard library) Files added: - clean_my_chat.py: Main cleanup script - CHAT_CLEANUP_GUIDE.md: Comprehensive usage documentation The cleaned output can be used with: - Google NotebookLM for Q&A - VS Code for keyword search - GPT4All for private local AI analysis
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This commit adds a Python script and documentation for cleaning up ChatGPT export JSON files. The tool addresses the common "metadata bloat" problem where JSON exports can be 300MB+ but contain mostly structural metadata rather than actual conversation content.
Features:
Files added:
The cleaned output can be used with: