OpenAI Codex Mac App Blamed for Excessive SSD Wear

Multiple Reddit users report that OpenAI's Codex Mac app runs unauthorized TRACE-level logging that continuously writes to a local SQLite file, causing abnormal disk wear and lag that persists after the app is closed and requires a restart to resolve.

2026-07-19 ~ 2026-07-20 · 3 related posts

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