VS Code Codex Local Tasks Archive: Where is it?

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Does anyone know where archived local Codex tasks can be found in VS Code? When a locally ran Codex task is done, and I click the archive button, the task disappears.

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~/.codex/archived_sessions

if you want to restore, move them into
~/.codex/sessions/YEAR/MONTH/DAY
e.g. ~/.codex/sessions/2025/10/11

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Iā€™m on Windows 11, and my archived chats are in my ~/.codex/archived_sessions folder.

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Thanks for this, this was super useful knowing this!

Does anyone know if I can access and view (like you can before you archive a chat) archived chats, I am using Visual Studio Codex extension;

When I archive a chat it says:

ā€You can view archived chats in Data Controls in settingsā€ - with data controls as a link to Data Controls.

However, I cannot find a Data Controls option in settings via navigating (after the toast message disappears), and if I click the link ā€˜data controlsā€™ in the toast message, it take me to a screen called Data Controls but the ā€˜Openā€™ button is greyed out for me and I cannot click on the open button. Side note, I also get stuck on the Data Controls page, I cannot navigate out of the screen, I have to close VSCode and start again.

Ultimately am I doing something wrong, or is the option broken in some way?

Thanks!