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Codex Desktop reportedly generates over 5 GB of Crashpad dumps per day

github.com 28 min read Editor score 7/10

A user reports that Codex Desktop generated 54,504 paired dump and sidecar files, filling 4.9 GB in one day while the app remained usable. The report highlights how an agent desktop client can consume substantial local storage without an obvious user-facing failure.

What

A reported Codex Desktop issue continuously creates paired .dmp and _sidecar.json files in Crashpad's pending directory on macOS.

How

The reporter measured 4.9 GB and 54,504 files in one day; the app remained usable while the pending dump count kept rising.

Why it matters

Unbounded crash-report accumulation can consume local disk space even when an application appears to be functioning normally.

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