Local Work chats fail

“The second attempt fails with Could not use this project for a local chat.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/15359/file
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Quiet. No reports in the last two weeks, down from 3 a week at the late-September peak.

Local Work chats fail in ChatGPT projects on Windows. Project context sync fails at stage=filesystem with a sharing violation when the existing project root is in use.

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Where: Desktop app Work
Error text: Could not use this project for a local chat
Versions: 26.908.9136.0 to 26.917.71314
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Related: Windows app opens no window

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Original reports6, newest first

Oct 9, 2026[Windows desktop 26.930.3930.0] Local project chats still fail as helpers recreate mirror folder locksOn GitHub#52695
Sep 26, 2026[Windows][Desktop] Local Work fix is invalidated by app/plugin updates because cua_repl cwd is stored in versioned plugin cacheOn GitHub#48534
Sep 26, 2026Recurring Windows desktop folder locks prevent local Work chatsOn GitHub#48471
Sep 20, 2026Windows: starting a new local Work chat in a ChatGPT project fails when the existing project root is in useOn GitHub#46898
Sep 15, 2026Cant use Work in Projects could no use project for local chatOn GitHub#45667
Sep 14, 2026[Windows][Desktop] ChatGPT project mirror sync fails after Work helpers occupy mirror directoryOn GitHub#45596