User complains about ChatGPT Projects file naming collision issue

jakderrida · reddit · 2026-08-16

A user reported a severe flaw in ChatGPT's Projects feature: uploading a file with the same name as a deleted one appends '(1)' instead of replacing it. This breaks references between custom instructions and source files. The user suggests OpenAI create dedicated subdirectories for each project to resolve this.

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