{"slug": "gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions", "title": "GPT-5.6 unexpected file deletions", "summary": "OpenAI investigated reports that GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleted files, finding the issue occurs when full access mode is enabled and codex runs without sandboxing protections or auto review.", "body_md": "On file deletions. We’ve investigated a handful of reports where GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleted files.\nWhat we have found is that this most commonly occurs when:\n- Full access mode is enabled and codex is run without sandboxing protections, including without auto review being enabled\n- The model attempts to override the", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions", "canonical_source": "https://twitter.com/thsottiaux/status/2077630111499882637", "published_at": "2026-07-16 14:40:34+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-16 14:55:43.849582+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-unexpected-file-deletions.jsonld"}}