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Claude Code v2.1.229 ·

Directory sync can be turned off with an environment variable

You can turn off background directory syncing by setting CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_DIR_SYNC.

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JSON All of v2.1.229
Use it nowTier: how much it should matter to you
4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
File SyncArea: what it touches
In DevelopmentKind: in v2.1.229,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What

The background worker that syncs directory contents now starts only when a decision helper allows it, and CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_DIR_SYNC feeds that decision alongside the entrypoint being used. When it is skipped for that reason, a telemetry line records it.

Evidence

dir_sync_worker_disabled

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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Names in the bundleCLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_DIR_SYNC
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
The name it cites is new in this buildNew in this build: CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_DIR_SYNC

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