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  "path": "/t/codex-fails-to-start-on-windows-when-the-username-contains-special-characters/1377898#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T20:40:25.000Z",
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  "textContent": "## Error\nEPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir ‘C:\\Users\\C�sar\\\\.codex\\sqlite’\n\n## Environment\n\n  * Windows 11\n  * Username: contains special character (e.g. “César”)\n\n\n\n## Details\n\nThe path is incorrectly encoded (C�sar instead of César), which causes failure when trying to create directories.\n\n## Expected Behavior\n\nThe application should correctly handle Unicode paths on Windows.\n\n## Actual Behavior\n\nCodex fails to initialize due to encoding issues in the filesystem path.\n\n## Notes\n\nThis seems to be a UTF-8 encoding issue when handling Windows user directories.",
  "title": "Codex fails to start on Windows when the username contains special characters"
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