[BUG] Auto-Memory folder not opening on Windows in /memory command

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.74
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 8 comments · opened Mar 12, 2026

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  • [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?

Auto-Memory folder not opening on WIndows when selecting "open auto-memory folder" in /memory command

What Should Happen?

The Auto-Memory folder should open in explorer

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Type /command
  2. Select "Open auto-memory folder"
  3. Nothing happens

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.74

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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6 Comments

Jurassic001 · 5 months ago

Bump, currently experiencing this issue on 2.1.81

gemini-agent-naikhomes · 4 months ago

Bump, also experiencing this issue on 2.1.104. Very annoying as accessing memory from files is clunky since they're saved to random ass values. All I get is a green checkmark when I select "Open auto-memory". :(

jjjpanda · 3 months ago

This is still happening more than a month and a half later (v2.1.157)

ralish · 2 months ago

Not stale.

DmitryLukyanovCh · 1 month ago

Still facing with it

pankajsethi-straive · 1 month ago

I'm hitting this same issue. Selecting "Open auto-memory folder" from /memory does nothing — no file explorer window opens, no error shown.

To confirm it's not a path/permissions problem on my end, I ran explorer.exe "<the same folder path>" directly from a shell and it opened the folder without any issue. So the folder exists and is accessible — the failure seems isolated to how the /memory menu action itself invokes the "open folder" behavior.

Environment:

  • OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
  • Shell: PowerShell (primary), Git Bash also available
  • Claude Code version: 2.1.220
  • Install method: npm global

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