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The life of a Codex conversation on disk
The life of a Codex conversation on disk involves a journal file that records each interaction and event in a JSON format, with various associated databases serving as temporary caches or indexes. As users engage with Codex, their chats are logged in a user-specific directory, where different data regarding the conversation is stored separately so that history is maintained even after a conversation ends or is archived. Various commands can manipulate the conversation's state, such as clearing or deleting threads, but hard deletion is necessary for complete removal from storage.
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