Desktop app should not litter ~/Documents/Codex automatically
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 7, 2026 by michtesar
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.623.141536
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
The app currently creates a Codex folder in the user’s Documents directory without asking. On macOS, application data belongs in ~/Library/Application Support, caches in ~/Library/Caches, or at least a configurable workspace location. Automatically cluttering ~/Documents violates common macOS conventions, unnecessarily interacts with iCloud Drive for many users, and is unexpected behavior.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Open Codex, then navigate to Documents folder and see the Codex folder.
What is the expected behavior?
Use this ~/Library/Application Support instead, or at least the application should give the user a choice.
Additional information
_No response_
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