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Mac app will not delete zombie conversations #44047
Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Version 26.903.61454
What subscription do you have?
Plus x 3
What platform is your computer?
Mac
What issue are you seeing?
Conversations that do not exist refuse to leave the side bar. They do not exist on the web or my phone.
You are about to lose three Plus subscriptions.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Just look at the screen.
What is the expected behavior?
The conversations don't exist. They should be gone.
Additional information
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github-actions commentedon Sep 9, 2026
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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DJay-X commentedon Sep 10, 2026
I can reproduce the same issue in ChatGPT for macOS version 26.903.61454.
Chats deleted successfully on iOS disappear correctly on both iOS and chatgpt.com, but remain as stale/ghost entries under Recents in the macOS app.
Opening the stale entry reports that the conversation cannot be loaded. Attempting to delete it from the macOS app results in “Failed to delete chat”, while the entry remains visible.
I submitted a bug report from the macOS app including session logs.
Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a089b4-b53e-7a92-8253-dfdc96066dd9
I have intentionally not cleared Application Support / local Work data because I have local Work conversations that I need to preserve.