Codex App conversations disappear, marked unread, resort after a restart (Mac OS)
OpenAI Developer Community
April 15, 2026
Hi @brainstencil
Yeah, that’s definitely not expected, especially the conversations appearing to disappear and everything getting reshuffled after a restart.
Just to clarify one piece: when those conversations “go missing,” are they actually gone, or can you still find them via search?
The combo you’re describing (unread badges clearing + resorting + missing chats) sounds like the app may be re-syncing or re-indexing incorrectly on launch, which would explain why the state isn’t sticking between sessions.
If you can share a bit more detail, it would really help pin this down:
* macOS version
* App version
* Whether this happens every time you restart the app or only occasionally
* If search still finds the “missing” conversations
Appreciate you flagging this, happy to help dig further once we have a bit more to go on.
~SD
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