OpenAI addresses GPT-5.6 file deletion issue, terms it an 'honest mistake'
OpenAI has acknowledged reports that GPT-5.6 has been deleting certain user files by accident. Engineer Thibault Sottiaux explained that this issue typically happens when full access mode is active and Codex operates without sandboxing security. Sottiaux noted that in specific instances, the system incorrectly removed a user's primary folder during the creation of a temporary one, describing the incident as an 'honest mistake'.