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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Stale-file cleanup can now skip files in use

Cleanup of old files can now keep ones still in use instead of deleting them.

Under the hood New Features
JSON All of v2.1.248
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.248,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What

The helper that deletes files older than a cutoff accepts an optional check, given each file's path and stats, that keeps the file instead of deleting it. Retained files are counted separately from deleted ones.

Details
  • Supplied by whichever code runs the sweep; there is no setting or flag for it.
Evidence

filesRetainedFresh++

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

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