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title: "Codex is EATING my Mac's disk space"
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published_at: "2026-10-17T17:45:08.000Z"
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summary: "Codex Desktop is continuously adding paired .dmp and _sidecar.json files under ~/Library/Application Support/com.openai.codex/web/Crashpad/pending, with the directory growing to 4.9G on one user's machine."
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# Codex is EATING my Mac's disk space

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**Published:** 2026-10-17T17:45:08.000Z
**Category:** Tools
**Topics:** openai, llm, devtools

## Summary

Codex Desktop is continuously adding paired \.dmp and \_sidecar\.json files under \~/Library/Application Support/com\.openai\.codex/web/Crashpad/pending, with the directory growing to 4\.9G on one user's machine\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/25921>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133231>)