[BUG] Chat history empty when workspace is on a mapped network drive (Windows)

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?

Reposting this issue, which Anthropic automatically closed while still broken.

See also https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/36610, https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/50170, https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/55704

What Should Happen?

Chat history panel shows an empty list after VSCode restart when the workspace folder is on a Windows mapped network drive.

Error Messages/Logs

None.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Map a network share to a drive letter (e.g., net use T: \server\share)
2. Open a workspace folder on that drive in VSCode
3. Start a Claude Code conversation
4. Close and reopen VSCode
5. The chat history panel is empty (but .jsonl session files exist in ~/.claude/projects/)

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

1.*

Claude Code Version

2.1.141

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_