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8181* **MDM or bootstrap fleets:** remove the Claude Desktop configuration profile or registry policy, including a profile or policy that carries only bootstrap keys. A device that keeps one uses that configuration and ignores the admin console. A profile that sets only the [app-behavior keys](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/mdm#update-keys-and-managed-precedence) can stay.
8282* **Machines configured in the app:** a device set up from the [in-app configuration window](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/in-app-configuration) with **Apply Changes** stays in its local third-party configuration. Return it to standard Claude Desktop first. To do that, sign out in the app and choose the Anthropic sign-in option on the sign-in screen, as described under [Single-machine setup](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/installation#single-machine-setup).
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84Users then sign in as described under [Onboard users](#onboard-users). Conversations from the earlier configuration stay on the device. To let users bring those conversations into the app's history, turn on **Claude.ai data import** on the **Connectors** page, which sets the [`claudeAiImport`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#claudeaiimport) key. Users then open **Settings → Import & export** in the app, and the earlier sessions appear in the [Cowork & Code step of the import wizard](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/import#step-2-local-cowork-and-code-sessions).
84Users then sign in as described under [Onboard users](#onboard-users).
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86Conversations from the earlier configuration stay on the device, and Claude Desktop copies them into the app's history automatically. On each device the copy runs once, in the background, the next time the app starts with the user signed in. The earlier Cowork, Chat, and Code sessions then appear in the app's sidebar. The originals stay in place, so the copied sessions use disk space a second time.
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88* **To turn the automatic copy off**, go to the **Connectors** page and, under **Claude.ai data import**, turn off the **Automatically import earlier third-party sessions** switch before users sign in. This sets `automatic3pImport` under [`claudeAiImport`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#claudeaiimport) to `false`. A device that already made the copy keeps it, and the app lists it under **Settings → Import & export → Import history**, where each user can remove the copied sessions.
89* **If you import a configuration file exported from Claude Desktop**, check the **Automatically import earlier third-party sessions** switch after the upload. The exported file can mark this switch as off even if nobody turned it off, and the console keeps the value from the file.
90* **To let users also import their claude.ai conversations**, or bring over anything the automatic copy left out, turn on the **Enable import** switch under **Claude.ai data import** on the **Connectors** page. This sets `enabled` under [`claudeAiImport`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#claudeaiimport) to `true`. Users then open **Settings → Import & export** in the app and click **Import…** to open the [import wizard](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/import#open-the-import-wizard).
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8692### What you can configure
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