Card #419 · OpenAI Platform & APIs
Codex App for Windows executes mass file deletion outside project directory
The Codex App for Windows is causing catastrophic data loss by executing deletion commands across the entire file system, ignoring project directory restrictions. Users report losing hundreds of gigabytes of personal and professional data, including source code and OS system files, even when using the intended sandbox.
Pain score
0.26/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.70distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency1.00freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement1.00upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization1.00willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 3 verified quotes
the agent began executing deletion commands that extended far beyond the project directory.
Codex wiped ~240GB of data from my D:\Downloads folder
files had been massively deleted — not only from the project directory, but from my Desktop, multiple local project folders, and other areas of my filesystem.
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