[BUG] Failed to resume session: EINVAL: invalid argument, stat 'C:\Users\username

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Apr 30, 2026 by eyobzeleke Closed Jun 12, 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?

For the last 4-5 days, claude cowork hasn't been letting us continue conversations. After one response, it errors out with: Failed to resume session: EINVAL: invalid argument, stat 'C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Claude\local-agent-mode-sessions\8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1\1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38\local_a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df\.claude\projects\C--Users-eyob-zeleke-AppData-Roaming-Claude-local-agent-mode-sessions-8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1-1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38-local-a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df-outputs\fcac0969-52cc-43cb-a226-2c378e6a5b12.jsonl'

I have done all the recommended solutions to no avail.
Close Claude desktop entirely
Navigate to %APPDATA%\Claude\
Delete the entire local-agent-mode-sessions folder
Restart Claude
ReInstall Claude
LongPathsEnabled=1 in Registry
Shorter directory path: C:\Claude
Complete Session Wipe: Deleted the entire local-agent-mode-sessions folder

I have come to conclude this maybe a bug?

What Should Happen?

Conversation in claude cowork should seemlessly continue without erroring out like it used to 4-5 days ago.

Error Messages/Logs

Failed to resume session: EINVAL: invalid argument, stat 'C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Claude\local-agent-mode-sessions\8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1\1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38\local_a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df\.claude\projects\C--Users-eyob-zeleke-AppData-Roaming-Claude-local-agent-mode-sessions-8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1-1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38-local-a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df-outputs\fcac0969-52cc-43cb-a226-2c378e6a5b12.jsonl'

Steps to Reproduce

Failed to resume session: EINVAL: invalid argument, stat 'C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Claude\local-agent-mode-sessions\8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1\1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38\local_a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df\.claude\projects\C--Users-eyob-zeleke-AppData-Roaming-Claude-local-agent-mode-sessions-8d1e1da8-1c54-4424-8001-f4339cd144e1-1611c907-0912-4a73-86fe-278891fe6b38-local-a9d7dffd-802f-40c1-9fed-11368cb529df-outputs\fcac0969-52cc-43cb-a226-2c378e6a5b12.jsonl'

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Opus 4.7.

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

windows

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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