Codex Desktop fails to start with `migration 1 was previously applied but has been modified`

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by miku-lilac Closed May 21, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.520.11634

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Codex Desktop fails to launch with the following error:

Codex cannot access its local database.

Database path:
/mnt/c/Users/<user>/.codex/state_5.sqlite

Most recent error:
Error: failed to initialize sqlite state db at
/mnt/c/Users/<user>/.codex/state_5.sqlite:
failed to initialize state runtime at
/mnt/c/Users/<user>/.codex:
migration 1 was previously applied but has been modified

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Install Codex Desktop on Windows
  2. Use WSL integration
  3. Launch Codex

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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