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Hacker News |Technology |Sep 01, 2026

ChatGPT desktop app stores 1.7GB of hidden developer tools and office software on users' machines

A user discovered that the OpenAI Codex desktop app, now rebranded as ChatGPT, stores 1.7GB of data in a hidden cache folder. The discovery was made while browsing the ~/.cache/ directory using the OmniDiskSweeper tool.