[Bug] Temporary files accumulating in temp directory with only directory paths

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 13, 2026 by kristjankangro Closed Feb 27, 2026

Bug Description
claude cli is generating temp file tmpclaude-a81a-cwd many and increasing each file content is only directory path to the actual project location. in mycase it's "/c/Users/KristjanKangro/RiderProjects/Palk"

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: windows-terminal
  • Version: 2.1.6
  • Feedback ID: 2018eb72-28f5-441e-9a0d-7031acad7861

Errors

[{"error":"Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\\Users\\KristjanKangro\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-KristjanKangro-RiderProjects-Palk\\0d33ff1e-ce8d-4891-b5da-8e664f637dae\\subagents\\agent-abb0a88.jsonl' -> 'C:\\Users\\KRISTJ~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\C--Users-KristjanKangro-RiderProjects-Palk\\tasks\\abb0a88.output'\n    at symlinkSync (node:fs:1890:11)\n    at BKA (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1681:9948)\n    at y62 (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1785:1176)\n    at file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3056:839\n    at AsyncLocalStorage.run (node:internal/async_local_storage/async_hooks:91:14)\n    at geA (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:236:14186)\n    at Object.call (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3056:544)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async AW7 (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3323:27224)","timestamp":"2026-01-13T13:28:28.152Z"},{"error":"Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\\Users\\KristjanKangro\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-KristjanKangro-RiderProjects-Palk\\0d33ff1e-ce8d-4891-b5da-8e664f637dae\\subagents\\agent-a4f9fdd.jsonl' -> 'C:\\Users\\KRISTJ~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\C--Users-KristjanKangro-RiderProjects-Palk\\tasks\\a4f9fdd.output'\n    at symlinkSync (node:fs:1890:11)\n    at BKA (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1681:9948)\n    at y62 (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1785:1176)\n    at file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3056:839\n    at AsyncLocalStorage.run (node:internal/async_local_storage/async_hooks:91:14)\n    at geA (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:236:14186)\n    at Object.call (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3056:544)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async AW7 (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3323:27224)","timestamp":"2026-01-13T13:28:28.175Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n    at Module.readFileSync (node:fs:442:20)\n    at file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:464\n    at UD (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8:34188)\n    at Object.readFileSync (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:433)\n    at SA2 (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4728:23205)\n    at Object.call (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1690:942)\n    at file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3218:1522\n    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:65:5)\n    at process.processImmediate (node:internal/timers:459:9)\n    at process.topLevelDomainCallback (node:domain:161:15)","timestamp":"2026-01-13T13:48:01.168Z"},{"error":"Error: 1P event logging: 139 events failed to export\n    at Va1.queueFailedEvents (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:260:2038)\n    at async Va1.doExport (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:260:1195)","timestamp":"2026-01-13T13:49:05.900Z"},{"error":"Error: {\"stack\":\"Error: Failed to export 139 events\\n    at Va1.doExport (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:260:1297)\",\"message\":\"Failed to export 139 events\",\"name\":\"Error\"}\n    at e$0.error (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2740:34862)\n    at Pi1.error (file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:254:10496)\n    at file:///C:/Users/KristjanKangro/AppData/Ro

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