Desktop: can't switch chat between multiple registered computers
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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 10, 2026
Two Macs on one account (MacBook Air + always-on Mac mini at home), both with the Claude desktop app running and both listed under Settings → Local devices.
The computer picker next to the chat title only ever shows one of them — whichever currently holds the connection. The other one never appears, so I can't switch the chat to it. The only way to switch was to quit the Claude app on the other machine. If that machine is far away (e.g. a home server), switching is impossible.
Expected: the picker lists all my registered, online computers and lets me switch the chat between them at any time, or at least explains why a device isn't available.
Related: #43698, #86086