[BUG] Sessions migrated after moving project directory fail to load

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 31, 2026 by smeehan67 Closed Mar 1, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Sessions migrated after moving project directory fail to load
All .jsonl files are valid JSON with correct paths
sessions-index.json has correct metadata
Error: "Failed to load session / Back to landing page"
Affects all 26 migrated sessions, but new sessions work fine

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What Should Happen?

Sessions migrated after moving project directory should load.

Error Messages/Logs

Failed to load session
Back to landing page

Steps to Reproduce

move project file in finder

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.22 (Claude Code

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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