[BUG] Sessions disappeared on the sidebar

Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Feb 25, 2026 by elena-h-w Closed Apr 3, 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?

The sessions disappeared on the sidebar. I've checked the filter and it's showing all. I've tried sign out and sign back in, restart my MacBook, clear the cache and relaunch. None of them worked.

What Should Happen?

It should show the previous sessions on the left navigation bar.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

I took a short video of my screen.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1a8b68b3-9293-4e33-bbef-4283d040652e

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.50

Platform

macOS desktop

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

The JSONL files are intact at ~/.claude/projects/ — confirming the data exists but the UI fails to display it.
Tried JSONL validation and found no malformed lines.
The issue matches the pattern described in the duplicate issues, none of which have a confirmed fix.

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