[BUG] ripgrep filling up disk space with every update
Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Aug 19, 2025 by ZerGo0 Closed Jan 4, 2026
Environment
- Platform (select one):
- [x] Anthropic API
- [ ] AWS Bedrock
- [ ] Google Vertex AI
- [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
- Claude CLI version: 1.0.84
- Operating System: macOS 15.5
- Terminal: Ghostty
Bug Description
Every claude code update packages ripgrep which is around ~150MB big. This gets cached in buns global cache PER VERSION meaning that it ends up.
Steps to Reproduce
- Install claude code
- Check buns global cache (for me:
.bun/install/cache/@anthropic-ai, https://bun.com/docs/install/cache)
Expected Behavior
Some sort of cleanup or some sort of external ripgrep support.
Actual Behavior
Disk filling up with copies of ripgrep.
Additional Context
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161M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.5@@@1
4.0K /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/scripts
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin/lib
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin
13M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-darwin
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-darwin
46M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-win32
35M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-linux
36M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-linux
142M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor/ripgrep
154M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1/vendor
161M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.33@@@1
4.0K /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/scripts
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin/lib
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin
13M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-darwin
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-darwin
46M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-win32
35M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-linux
36M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-linux
142M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor/ripgrep
154M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1/vendor
161M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.27@@@1
4.0K /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/scripts
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin/lib
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/claude-code-jetbrains-plugin
13M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-darwin
12M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-darwin
46M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-win32
35M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/x64-linux
36M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep/arm64-linux
142M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor/ripgrep
154M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1/vendor
161M /Users/zergo0/.Trash/@anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.6@@@1
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