Okay I have to figure out this #Matrix issue right meow because it's getting annoying.
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Okay I have to figure out this #Matrix issue right meow because it's getting annoying.
I can't verify with another device. If I reset, will I lose access to all my messages? What about the channels and rooms?
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Okay I have to figure out this #Matrix issue right meow because it's getting annoying.
I can't verify with another device. If I reset, will I lose access to all my messages? What about the channels and rooms?
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Okay I have to figure out this #Matrix issue right meow because it's getting annoying.
I can't verify with another device. If I reset, will I lose access to all my messages? What about the channels and rooms?
@Gina reset causes losing access to previous messages, not channels and rooms iirc
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@Gina reset causes losing access to previous messages, not channels and rooms iirc
"right meow" 😸@silhouette but will I lose any chat history in channels as well?
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hi @Gina you lost all "other devices"? oor do you still have a "security-key.txt" somewhere on one of your devices?
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Okay I have to figure out this #Matrix issue right meow because it's getting annoying.
I can't verify with another device. If I reset, will I lose access to all my messages? What about the channels and rooms?
Yeah, this is one of the reasons why Matrix isn't ready for general usage yet. The UX is just bad, maybe in a couple of years it's good enough, but as of November 2025 it's a big nope for me.
Terence Eden has a more in depth blogpost on why Matrix is just meh at best as of 2025:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/im-never-going-back-to-matrix/EDIT: Wording
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hi @Gina you lost all "other devices"? oor do you still have a "security-key.txt" somewhere on one of your devices?
@stereo @thisismissem @robin Nope, I've lost all of them.