# Sharing projects breaks syncing on devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Tags:** chatgpt\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/sharing-projects-breaks-syncing-on-devices/1394904 "2026-09-04T14:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![l3on.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@l3on.martin](https://community.openai.com/u/l3on.martin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/sharing-projects-breaks-syncing-on-devices/1394904/1 "2026-09-04T14:31:56Z")
TLDR: Projects that are shared with other users will no longer sync between devices (desktop and mobile). I was having problems with projects that stopped syncing between my desktop app and my phone app. I didnt realize that it happened after sharing the project with someone else. When I removed that person from the share, the project began to sync again. Pretty straight forward to reproduce. ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/sharing-projects-breaks-syncing-on-devices/1394904/2 "2026-10-23T14:13:34Z")
Hi @l3on.martin, thanks for noting that syncing resumed after you removed the other member. Is this still happening with shared projects? If so, what isn’t syncing: new chats, messages, files, or the project itself? Please include your desktop and phone operating systems and current ChatGPT app versions. Could you also open that shared project on [ChatGPT web](https://chatgpt.com/), signed in to the same account, and let me know how it compares with the desktop and phone apps? ~ Ziad ---
**Author:** ![Zee05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/49beb7/32.png) [@Zee05](https://community.openai.com/u/Zee05)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/sharing-projects-breaks-syncing-on-devices/1394904/3 "2026-10-27T12:08:13Z")
Closed on October 27, 2026, 12:08pm UTC