Codex Access Permission Issue
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 3, 2026 by xiaotang-12-ops Closed Mar 20, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor)
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What version of the VS Code extension are you using?
0.4.69
What subscription do you have?
plus
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Windows
What issue are you seeing?
Previously, when I used Codex version 0.4.66 with full access permissions, it was unable to access my database, and its attempts to delete files were also blocked. This made me feel reassured, especially the fact that it couldn't delete files. However, after updating the software, I noticed that these restrictions no longer seem to exist. Is there any corresponding setting that can prevent it from deleting files, or require user approval specifically for deletion operations?
What steps can reproduce the bug?
none
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
2 Comments
Is your database accessed via network or local file system? If it's through a file system access, where is the file located? The sandbox policy dictates which files on your local drive are writable. For more details, refer to this documentation.
Do you have the experimental Windows sandbox enabled? If not, I recommend enabling that.
Closing because of no response.