Projects became blank after updating the Codex App, while conversations remain in Recents

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
desktop

Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the report. Start by reproducing the update flow on Windows with an account containing projects, then inspect how Projects and Recents load and retain project associations. Done means existing projects and their conversations remain visible after updating, without data loss or a blank Projects page.

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Description

app bug session windows-os
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.803.41515

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

After updating the Codex App, all content in the Projects section disappeared, and the Projects page became completely blank.

However, the conversations that were previously inside those projects are still visible under Recents. This suggests that the conversations may still exist, but their project associations or the Projects interface are no longer being displayed correctly.

I did not manually delete or remove these projects. The issue appeared immediately after updating the desktop app.

No error message is displayed.

Feedback ID:
no-active-thread-019fdc9a-4cf8-7bb2-b16c-83df62c4b4f5

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Use the Codex App with existing projects containing multiple conversations.
  2. Update the Codex App to the latest available version.
  3. Open the app again using the same account.
  4. Open the Projects section.
  5. Observe that the Projects section is completely blank.
  6. Open Recents.
  7. Observe that the conversations previously stored in the projects are still present under Recents.
What is the expected behavior?

Existing projects and their contents should remain visible after updating the app.

Conversations should continue to appear inside their original projects, and updating the application should not remove or hide project information.

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