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

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I’d assume this could be related to the current issue.

Potential destructive command mis-parsing on Windows: agent cleanup via cmd /c may delete workspace content instead of target folder

Summary During an automated cleanup step executed by a Codex agent on Windows, a command intended to delete a small temporary folder appears to have recursively deleted the entire workspace contents. The most plausible explanation is that the final argument to rmdir was mis-parsed through a multi-shell chain: Tool → PowerShell → cmd /c → rmdir This may cause the effective delete target to become . or the workspace root when the argument is lost or misinterpreted. The command timed out after …