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Windows 26.826.11250 chats disappear after restart; feedback upload fails

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Description

ChatGPT/Codex desktop app 26.826.11250 on Windows.

Chats created on Aug 26–27 disappear after restarting the app. Archived chats are empty. The old sessions folder and session_index.jsonl stopped updating on Aug 22, while thread_history_1.sqlite and its WAL files continue updating.

config.toml has no history override, and diagnostics reports healthy dependencies. The built-in /feedback upload also fails.

Feedback ID:
01a027de-ae43-7dd3-a151-3f72f35daf11

This appears to be a thread-history migration, indexing, or synchronization problem.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the restart and archive behavior on Windows with desktop app 26.826.11250, then inspect the old sessions folder, session_index.jsonl, thread_history_1.sqlite, its WAL files, and config.toml. Check whether chats persist after restart and whether the built-in /feedback upload succeeds; done means both reported failures are resolved.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust, sqlite
Domain
databases, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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