[MODEL] Claude Terminal on Windows has a very small scroll back. I wanted to look at something a few hundred lines back and couldn't. Cllaude I open a second window with --resume and look for text with /. Why is the scroll back so small?
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 6, 2026 by clark9788 Closed Apr 7, 2026
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Type of Behavior Issue
Other unexpected behavior
What You Asked Claude to Do
I tried to scroll back the conversation and found it cut off. I asked Claude who told me the rest of the conversation was compressed and I would need to open a second window claude --resume to see it. :-( . The scroll back window is too small
What Claude Actually Did
Cut off the conversation with no way to see what was above in the current terminal.
Expected Behavior
Left the conversation intact or at lease have a larger scroll back window.
Files Affected
Permission Mode
Accept Edits was ON (auto-accepting changes)
Can You Reproduce This?
Yes, every time with the same prompt
Steps to Reproduce
_No response_
Claude Model
Sonnet
Relevant Conversation
Impact
Critical - Data loss or corrupted project
Claude Code Version
2.1.92 (Claude code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Additional Context
_No response_
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