{
  "id": 15506656,
  "title": "Codex Desktop continuously generates Crashpad pending dumps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/codex-desktop-continuously-generates-crashpad-pending-dumps",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T17:45:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
    "slug": "hacker-news-best",
    "url": "https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/25921"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Codex Desktop, a macOS application powered by OpenAI's Codex technology, has been observed continuously generating Crashpad pending dumps, leading to significant disk space consumption. These dump files are stored in the `~/Library/Application Support/com.openai.codex/web/Crashpad/pending` directory, where they accumulate at an alarming rate. In just one day, the directory grew to 4.9GB and contained 54,504 files, with an equal number of `.dmp` and `_sidecar.json` files. This issue persists even while the application remains functional and usable, indicating that Crashpad or a related helper process is generating the pending dumps without proper cleanup or rotation.",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/25921 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133231 Points: 166 # Comments: 81",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}