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OpenAI's Codex project users report widespread data loss after update

Users of OpenAI's Codex project are reporting significant data loss, with chat histories and projects disappearing after an application update. The issue appears to be a local migration or indexing failure, as the application prompts users to go through a setup process again and existing chat metadata is present but transcript files are missing. While OpenAI's status page indicates no general incident, affected users are seeking recovery guidance. AI

IMPACT Potential disruption for users relying on Codex for project development and chat history.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific product feature, not a core model release or significant company event.

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OpenAI's Codex project users report widespread data loss after update

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 (CA) · /u/stellarfirefly ·

    Codex project data loss (?) just now

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>At this moment, while running a Codex task, it gave me some generic message that &quot;an error occurred&quot; with no ability to continue the conversation in that project. So I simply File -&gt; Exit the application and re-launched it. For some …