How to move OpenAI Codex to a new Mac without losing local work
Description and use
<p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" alt="Codex Migrate: Change the Mac. Keep the work." width="799" height="420"></a></p> <p>Signing into the same ChatGPT/OpenAI acc
Problem
<p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" alt="Codex Migrate: Change the Mac. Keep the work." width="799" height="420"></a></p> <p>Signing into the same ChatGPT/OpenAI acc
Outcome
<p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fi01swaqmcltz7nl6ke8w.png" alt="Codex Migrate: Change the Mac. Keep the work." width="799" height="420"></a></p> <p>Signing into the same ChatGPT/OpenAI acc
Evidence
How to move OpenAI Codex to a new Mac without losing local work
- Record date: 2026-09-11T22:30:26.681Z