ChatGPT desktop Pet rewrites 1MB state file ~10x/sec, 385MB of writes in 20s
mark_k · x · 2026-10-17
User markk reports a ChatGPT desktop bug to OpenAI that may cause unnecessary SSD wear:
- Constant SSD activity whenever the app runs.
- Tracing writes revealed the animated desktop Pet triggers a rewrite of the entire 1MB app state file plus its backup, about 10 times per second, just to persist minor state changes.
- Measured 385MB of file writes in 20 seconds.
Version 26.1013.31256 on Linux (Omarchy).
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