[BUG] Claude Desktop leaves ~10GB of data in AppData after uninstall
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 11, 2026 by adettner Closed Mar 11, 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?
After uninstalling Claude Desktop on Windows, the folder
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Claude\ remains with ~10GB of data
(mostly vm_bundles for Cowork).
This is not cleaned up during uninstall and most users won't know
to look in AppData manually.
What Should Happen?
Expected: Uninstaller should either remove app data automatically
or prompt the user ("Delete all app data including VM bundles?").
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Uninstall Claude app after Installing the Cowork Workspace.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.39 (Claude Code), App Version not known
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
_No response_
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