ChatGPT project visible on web but missing from Windows desktop app Projects sidebar #45735

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   on Sep 15, 2026
2. github-actions commented on Sep 15, 2026

   

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   on Sep 15, 2026 – with GitHub Actions

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   Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

   • ChatGPT program / Codex suddenly disappeared project folder section area #45563

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3. jckimrey commented on Sep 23, 2026

   

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   on Sep 23, 2026

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   Just got this from OpenAI Support (case escalated, direct quote):

   "Shared Projects have not yet been added to the new ChatGPT desktop app. This is why they appear at chatgpt.com while the macOS app displays 'No projects.' Your projects have not been deleted, and this does not indicate a problem with your account access. We do not currently have a release date to share for Shared Projects support in the new desktop app, and an open GitHub report does not provide a confirmed delivery timeline."

   So this is now a confirmed, acknowledged gap with no ETA, not a caching bug, sync delay, or account issue. Worth flagging that support and eng appear to have no visibility into this thread, since it's sat open and uncommented since July with reports piling up.

   
4. Anguel commented on Oct 6, 2026

   

   Anguel

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   For some reason, shared projects seem to appear just fine in the Classic ChatGPT App. Maybe this is useful for someone waiting for this annoying problem to be fixed.
5. silc22 commented on Oct 9, 2026

   

   silc22

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   I’m seeing the same Windows desktop sidebar issue, with a narrower pattern around projects shared by link.

   Environment

   • ChatGPT Windows desktop app: 26.1007.2314.0
   • Windows 11 Pro 26H2, build 26300.9457

   Observed behavior

   • The user owns and created the project Corina, then later shared each using “Anyone with the link.”
   • These projects still appear normally on the web.
   • Their chats can be found through Search in the Windows desktop app, and opening a chat shows the correct project association.
   • However, the names of these shared projects do not appear in the desktop app’s Projects sidebar.
   • Other projects that have not been shared are displayed in the sidebar as expected.

   Signing out and back in, restarting the app, and updating the app did not resolve the issue.

   Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a121f1-f384-76a1-b47a-9bb15d26fb1d