History missing after VS Code extension update
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Sep 18, 2025 by keith555 Closed Sep 18, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (gpeal, contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
What version of the VS Code extension are you using?
0.4.10.
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Windows 11
What steps can reproduce the bug?
After updating to version 04.10, history tasks are missing.
What is the expected behavior?
Not to have history files disappear after an extension update.
What do you see instead?
History has disappeared after the extension update.
Additional information
The files are in .codex\sessions\... but the extension is not reading them, due to a format change. This issue was mentioned in #3762, which was closed with 'sorry for the disturbance'. Since the files are still available, and you did not provide any warning prior to the update, I think it is reasonable to expect you to convert the existing files to the new format to make them accessible. I would like to request that you do so.
4 Comments
+1 Currently on pre-release version 0.5.11. I noticed this issue after updating to 0.5.7, since then it hasn’t been able to retrieve old history
We did a one time migration of our sessions format but we don't expect this to happen again. Sorry for the disruption.
It's not about it not happening again. It's about fixing the mistake you made. You lost everyone's work and are now just turning your back and walking away. You know what the old format is. The files are still there. It would be trivial for you to import them into the new format.
@keith555 @setyanzxc123 you can give
WayLoga try. It's an opensource VS Code extension. History save automatically in.waylog/historyfolder, but you can search and save what you want.