Codex App Forces Chat Storage into iCloud-Synced Documents Folder
The Codex App hardcodes its chat and project data into ~/Documents/Codex, which on macOS is synced by iCloud Drive by default. This causes iCloud to aggressively offload files, pollutes sync history, and conflicts with git-tracked project files. Users cannot redirect the storage path.
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