[BUG] Claude failing to copy on update.
Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — ant-kurt
Workaround ✓ Mentioned in thread ↓
Activity 4 comments · opened Oct 12, 2025 · closed Nov 6, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (ant-kurt, collaborator)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
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?
When I run claude code, it creates a new claude.exe that is 0 bytes and copies the old .exe to claude.exe.old.1760308994728 and then failed to continue. I assume this is due to it trying to copy on update or something.
What Should Happen?
It should not do this.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
I just run claude.exe native on Windows 11.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.0.13
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
_No response_
4 Comments
Found 3 possible duplicate issues:
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🤖 Generated with Claude Code
I had this issue. The following workaround worked for me:
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/9238#issuecomment-3387782940
Fixed in v2.0.14.
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