[BUG] Changing system time bugs chat history
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 12, 2026 by Peacanduck
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?
if I change my system clock while working with claude code in claude desktop I end up losing my chat history in the UI chat even though the chats jsonl files still contain everything to get it to display again I had to correct the timestamps to the correct date and my history was showing correctly again.
What Should Happen?
Ideally changing system time should not change how your chat displays
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
-Open Claude desktop
- Do work in Claude code
- Change system time to a prior date
- continue working
- restart Claude desktop and the work done after the time change will not be displayed correctly
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
1.20186.0
Platform
Other
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
_No response_