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Codex Desktop Partition Caches
Inside Codex Desktop, isolated browser partitions store Chromium controlled-browser caches for embedded web surfaces and sign-in flows. Those partitions accumulate HTTP disk cache entries, media cache files, GPU shader and GPUCache data, Code Cache bytecode, and temporary network artifacts so pages, scripts, and rendered UI elements load faster. Kudu removes only those partition cache files when they become stale or oversized, while leaving extensions, history, downloads, logins, sessions, local storage, service-worker data, offline content, and other user data untouched.
Why clean Codex Desktop Partition Caches?
- Corrupted HTTP disk cache entries can make Codex panels keep showing an outdated page state, repeated load spinners, or partial UI after the service has already updated
- Invalidated Code Cache bytecode after a Codex Desktop or embedded Chromium update can cause a noticeably slow first launch of web-based views until fresh script caches are rebuilt
- Stale GPUCache and shader data from a graphics driver update can trigger black panes, flickering, or laggy transitions in partitioned web content until the GPU cache is regenerated
- An oversized media and network cache can waste hundreds of megabytes under the Partitions folder and make Codex feel slower when it spends time scanning or evicting old entries
- Broken cached responses inside a controlled browser partition can lead to sign-in windows that loop, blank embedded pages, or assets that never finish loading even though the network is fine
- Old partition cache files can preserve bad compressed assets or failed fetch results, so clearing them often fixes missing icons, unstyled pages, and repeated hard refresh behavior inside Codex
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%LocalAppData%/Packages/OpenAI.Codex_2p2nqsd0c76g0/LocalCache/Roaming/Codex/web/Codex/Default/Partitions |
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