Codex Sessions 61GB ??????
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.417.41555
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
Does it use 61GB of storage space in 4 months?
When I open Codex Desktop, the screen freezes for 15 seconds and then recovers because it's loading this massive 61GB of data in the background.
<img width="825" height="743" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1765d9d5-2757-4a7d-a1d2-1d218ad551e3" />
<img width="835" height="713" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e963fcc3-2a88-4ad2-96bd-f8b162d5dfe1" />
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Does it use 61GB of storage space in 4 months?
When I open Codex Desktop, the screen freezes for 15 seconds and then recovers because it's loading this massive 61GB of data in the background.
<img width="825" height="743" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1765d9d5-2757-4a7d-a1d2-1d218ad551e3" />
<img width="835" height="713" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e963fcc3-2a88-4ad2-96bd-f8b162d5dfe1" />
What is the expected behavior?
Does it use 61GB of storage space in 4 months?
When I open Codex Desktop, the screen freezes for 15 seconds and then recovers because it's loading this massive 61GB of data in the background.
Additional information
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I'm not sure what bug you're reporting here. The behavior you're describing (other than the 15 second freeze when opening) looks normal. Codex doesn't load all of your session content when starting. It enumerates your recent sessions so it can display them in the app. It tracks this with a local sqlite db so it doesn't need to do file system enumerations.
I already know why it loaded late: it’s uploading 61 GB of sessions.
The issue here is why it saved 61 GB of sessions.
Unless you have a single rollout that is 61GB in size (which is unlikely — and not what your screen shots show), then it will not load 61GB of content when starting. It will load session content on demand when you open that session in the UI.
It's quite possible that you have created 61GB of sessions over multiple months of usage. You must be using Codex a lot!
How can you say it’s normal for it to save 61 GB of sessions? If I keep using Codex for a few more months, my disk will fill up — it’ll be over 120 GB.
So what now, am I supposed to delete data from a bunch of my projects? Am I the only person in the world who’s been using Codex for months? Millions of people have been using it for months and will keep using it for years. You need to come up with a solution for this now
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I’m paying thousands of dollars a month for Codex, and now I’m supposed to pay for a new drive too? You must be joking. For now, I’m the one raising this complaint, but soon other people will be complaining about it too. In fact, there are already people complaining about even 7 GB of sessions.