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OpenAI clarifies that ChatGPT Work conversations on cloud do not appear in the desktop app, and desktop threads remain local to that computer.

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# A quote from OpenAI Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/10/openai/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/10/openai/) 10th July 2026 > \[\.\.\.\] Work on web and mobile runs in the cloud\. Work in the desktop app can also use local files and desktop apps with your permission\. At launch, cloud Work conversations do not appear in desktop Work; desktop Work threads and local files remain on that computer\. —[OpenAI](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001275-chatgpt-work-and-codex),trying \(unsuccessfully\) to clarify ChatGPT Work Posted[10th July 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/10/)at 1:05 am ## Recent articles - [The new GPT\-5\.6 family: Luna, Terra, Sol](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/gpt-5-6/)\- 9th July 2026 - [sqlite\-utils 4\.0, now with database schema migrations](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/7/sqlite-utils-4/)\- 7th July 2026 - [sqlite\-utils 4\.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable \(for about $149\.25\)](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sqlite-utils-fable/)\- 5th July 2026 This is a**quotation**collected by Simon Willison, posted on[10th July 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/10/)\. [ai2,110](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/)[openai429](https://simonwillison.net/tags/openai/)[chatgpt197](https://simonwillison.net/tags/chatgpt/)

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