# Do User-Specific columns save session based values even without login?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996
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**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996 "2020-12-17T17:00:11Z")
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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/12 "2024-01-11T17:13:08Z")

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> [@Eden](#):
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> When a user is signed in, I’m assuming the user specific columns are synced across devices?

Yes, they are for that user.

> [@Eden](#):
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> I don’t want filters to apply across devices, it should be session based.

Vote

> [@Session Variable Column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/session-variable-column/40260):
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> I’ve always thought that it’s really useful how user specific columns only store values locally and for the duration of your session while you are not signed in. This allows for those column values to “reset” after you close the app, and the data does not need to be sent and synchronized with glide servers. However, once you sign in, then those values are sent to, and stored, on Glide’s servers. I think a new Session column type could be really useful. It would work just like user specific c…

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