Critical Data Loss Issue in Codex App for Windows – Agent Executed File Deletion Outside Project Directory

So yes: with this warning, they can technically say “we told you,” but that does not make the design safe. Especially when this is not about one accidentally deleted file, but hundreds of gigabytes of data. This is not an “oops, the user was careless” situation. It is a class of risk that a developer agent should handle at the product and safety-design level.