[MODEL] Sonnet 4.6 Working Directory at New Conversation

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Type of Behavior Issue

Claude ignored my instructions or configuration

What You Asked Claude to Do

I am working in my desktop Claude app. I began a project in one folder ("A"), then copied everything inside it to a new folder ("B"), merely to change my project name. Now every time I re-open Claude for a new session, it re-opens with A as the working directory, even after I had changed the working directory to B in the previous session. Claude tells me to go to my terminal navigate to B then open Claude. Closing and re-opening should re-open Claude with B as the working directory. I don't work in terminal. I work in the desktop app. I don't want to alway open in a working directory I will never work from again. What happens if I deleted A? Would Claude die a horrible death?

What Claude Actually Did

Claude re-opens every time in A as the working directory.

Expected Behavior

According to Claude, when I re-open Claude it should open with B as the working directory, since it is supposed to remember the working directory it was in when the last session ended.

Files Affected

Permission Mode

Accept Edits was OFF (manual approval required)

Can You Reproduce This?

Yes, every time with the same prompt

Steps to Reproduce

Close Claude, re-open Claude

Claude Model

Sonnet

Relevant Conversation

Claude said, "I will remember the working directory you were in when you closed your last Claude session, and that is the working directory Claude will open with in the next session".

Impact

Medium - Extra work to undo changes

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.9659.4 (8cc655) 2026-06-02T02:30:57.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Additional Context

This behavior is constant and resistant to correction or over-ride.