[macOS][Computer History] “permissions could not be loaded” for ChatGPT Pro user
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using?
ChatGPT desktop 26.810.41047 (build 6570)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
- macOS
15.7.9(build24G830) - Intel
x86_64 - Region: Honduras
What issue are you seeing?
I cannot complete setup for Computer History. In Settings → Integrations → Computer history, the app repeatedly displays:
Computer history permissions could not be loaded.
If the issue persists, please restart ChatGPT.
I verified through /memories that both Use memories and Generate memories are enabled. The app still cannot load the Computer History permissions.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS.
- Open Settings → Integrations → Computer history.
- Select Turn on.
- Review the setup screen and select Continue.
- Observe the error: “Computer history permissions could not be loaded.”
- Select Try again.
- Fully quit ChatGPT with
Cmd+Q, reopen it, and repeat the setup. - The same error remains.
What is the expected behavior?
The permissions screen should load so that a ChatGPT Pro user can choose the apps and websites allowed to contribute to Computer History and complete setup.
Additional information
- Both chat memory switches are enabled.
- The documented Try again and full app restart recovery steps were completed.
- The failure happens before the app and website permission selections load.
- No account email, billing details, or other private identifiers are included in this public report.
- Screenshots of the exact error and enabled memory settings are available and will be attached separately.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the failure from Settings → Integrations → Computer history using the listed macOS and ChatGPT desktop versions, then inspect the permission-loading path reached by selecting Continue. The work is done when the permissions screen loads and the user can choose allowed apps and websites without the reported error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100