Scratchpad-generated files disappear silently with no warning to move them
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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 26, 2026
When Claude Code generates a file into the session scratchpad (/private/tmp/claude-501/.../scratchpad/), there's no clear indication to the user that this is ephemeral storage that will be cleaned up. I had a file generated there, came back later, and it was gone with no trace — the directory had been emptied.
Suggested fix: when a scratchpad file is presented to the user (e.g. via a file-send tool or referenced in chat), make it unambiguous that it lives in temporary storage and needs to be explicitly saved/moved to persist — e.g. a visible path warning, or a prompt asking if the user wants to save it to their project/Downloads.