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Codex Lifeboat 3.4.0 — public testing release

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Codex Lifeboat 3.4.0 is a major beta/release-candidate update for carrying local
Codex projects, conversations, skills, and portable settings between Windows
10/11 computers. It is an independent community project, not an official OpenAI
product.

Download

Most users should download only:

Codex-Lifeboat-Windows-x64-Portable.zip

Extract the ZIP completely and run Codex-Lifeboat.exe. Python, installation,
and administrator rights are not required. Codex-Lifeboat.exe is also attached
separately for advanced users. Verify the files using SHA256.txt.

Highlights

  • Complete, independently verified backups of selected project directories.
  • Recent, archived, pinned, project-linked, and projectless local conversations.
  • Portable skills, settings, available attachments, and consistent SQLite snapshots.
  • Pre-backup project inventory with paths, file counts, sizes, largest folders,
    and optional whole-project exclusion.
  • Username-independent Windows paths plus reviewed external-drive, USB, and UNC mapping.
  • Permanent project identities and backup lineage for A-to-B-to-A hand-offs.
  • Read-only restore comparison showing conflicts, actions, and required disk space.
  • Explicit per-chat and per-project conflict decisions; data is never silently merged.
  • Transactional, SHA-256-verified project replacement with rollback after failure.
  • Destination-only data retained by default, with reviewed archive or recoverable removal.
  • Managed local recovery points that keep the two newest valid points by default.
  • Clear measured/animated progress through hashing, analysis, preflight, and final checks.
  • Complete English interface and documentation with Dutch translation.

Safety and validation

  • Source authentication and machine identity are never transferred.
  • The destination login and machine identity are preserved.
  • Every completed package passes independent validation before it receives its final name.
  • Source, packaged executable, and freshly extracted ZIP each pass 66/66 checks and
    12/12 automated Windows compatibility scenarios.
  • The EXE is not commercially code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn.
  • GitHub Actions publishes build-provenance attestations for all three release assets.
  • Backups are not encrypted and can contain source code, Git history, .env files,
    API keys, and conversation content. Keep backup media secure.

Public testing status

This release is intentionally marked as a pre-release while real-world evidence
is collected for Windows 10, a second Windows 11 computer, physical USB removal,
and complete PC-A-to-PC-B-to-PC-A hand-offs. Keep an independent copy of
irreplaceable data.

Read the testing guide
and report results with the Compatibility test result issue form. Never attach
a real backup or unsanitized logs.

Compatibility

  • Application: Windows 10/11 x64.
  • Package reader: formats 2.0 through 2.4.
  • New backups: format 2.4.
  • Upgrade: replace the previous extracted application files with this release;
    existing backup packages do not need to be modified.

Full details: changelog
and known limitations.

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