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Expected: Codex should normalize both paths before comparing, because they refer to the same session file.

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even though 2 days ago etraut-openai said "We've issued a hotfix to address this. Please update to the latest version."

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cannot resume running thread 019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584 with stale path: requested `C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\2026\05\13\rollout-2026-05-13T18-47-11-019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584.jsonl`, active `\\?\C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\2026\05\13\rollout-2026-05-13T18-47-11-019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584.jsonl`
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cannot resume running thread 019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584 with stale path: requested `C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\2026\05\13\rollout-2026-05-13T18-47-11-019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584.jsonl`, active `\\?\C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\2026\05\13\rollout-2026-05-13T18-47-11-019e20bb-ae59-7d63-9991-a424667fd584.jsonl`

Error: cannot resume running thread <thread-id> with stale path: requested C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\...jsonl, active \\?\C:\Users\USER\.codex\sessions\...jsonl

Expected: Codex should normalize both paths before comparing, because they refer to the same session file.

Observed: Scheduled automation fails to resume thread with stale path.

Environment:

  • Windows version: Windows 11 Pro
  • Codex Desktop version: 26.513.40821

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even though 2 days ago etraut-openai said "We've issued a hotfix to address this. Please update to the latest version."

it is still happening.

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