OpenAI Links GPT-5.6 File Deletions to Unsandboxed Mode
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- OpenAI investigated a handful of user reports where GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleted files, tracing the problem to full-access mode running without sandboxing.
- OpenAI said it is actively working to mitigate the file-deletion risk in GPT-5.6's full-access, unsandboxed configuration.
Why it matters: Users who grant GPT-5.6 full, unsandboxed access to their systems now have a confirmed failure mode: unexpected file deletion. Until OpenAI ships its mitigation, disabling full-access or enabling sandboxing is the concrete workaround available to affected users.
