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Codex user reports Mac crash dumps filling 323GB across 4 million files

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A Hacker News post on October 18, 2026 links to a Codex GitHub issue where a Mac user reports Crashpad crash dumps piling up: two directories hold about 323GB across roughly 4.04 million files. The report covers only this user's account. It does not give the cause, how many users are affected, any official response or fix, or when the dumps started accumulating.

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Oct 18
  1. Hacker News front page
    Codex is EATING my Mac's disk space

    Codex 的 GitHub 问题帖中,一名用户报告 Crashpad 崩溃转储持续积累,两个目录合计占用约 323 GB、约 4.04 million 个文件。

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