Codex App conversations disappear, marked unread, resort after a restart (Mac OS)

Every time I restart the app, I lose some existing conversations, the ‘new’ badge get’s cleared, and all messages get resorted.

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

Having the same issue. Threads completely vanish after restart or updates. But they do seem searchable assuming i can remember the right keywords. Please fix

MacOS version: Version 15.0 (24A335)
Codex version: Version 26.506.31421 (2620)