ChatGPT macOS desktop bug silently hides existing Dot while web version still works

Stahl-G · ghdev · 2026-10-21

• A user reports that an existing Dot vanished from the ChatGPT macOS desktop sidebar (production build 26.1016.51333, Apple Silicon), while the same Dot remains reachable and replying at chatgpt.com/dots/home in Chrome.
• App logs show repeated "Orbit catalog task metadata could not be loaded" warnings earlier that day (correlation only, not confirmed root cause); evidence differs from related reports citing routing errors and 432/404 statuses.
• The issue asks OpenAI to investigate desktop Dot navigation/config loading and provide a recovery path preserving conversations, local tasks and computer authorization — surfacing errors instead of silently hiding entries.

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