ChatGPT cannot download generated ZIP artifacts (/mnt/data download failure)
OpenAI Developer Community
March 11, 2026
Hello,
I am experiencing a repeated issue with ChatGPT generated files.
Whenever ChatGPT generates a ZIP artifact and provides a download link, the download fails.
The interface either stays stuck on “Starting download…” or shows the error:
“Failed to fetch upload status for /mnt/data/.zip”
Example error:
Failed to fetch upload status for /mnt/data/TRADER_SAAS_V8_ENGINE_COMPLETE_DOCKER.zip
Steps to reproduce:
- Ask ChatGPT to generate a ZIP file
- ChatGPT creates the artifact
- A download button appears
- Clicking the button fails to start the download
Environment: Browser: Chrome OS: Windows Platform: ChatGPT Web
This happens repeatedly across multiple sessions and different files.
It appears the issue may be related to the artifact download pipeline from the sandbox path (/mnt/data).
Could the team please investigate the artifact download system?
Thank you.
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