{"version":"2.1.277","anchor":"plugin-directory-loading-cleans-up-downloaded-preview-files","canonical_anchor":"plugin-directory-loading-cleans-up-downloaded-preview-files","heading":"Plugin directory loading cleans up downloaded preview files","tier":"internal","area":"Plugin Install","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277\/e\/plugin-directory-loading-cleans-up-downloaded-preview-files","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277","markdown":"### Plugin directory loading cleans up downloaded preview files\n\nLoading a plugin preview now cleans up its temporary download folder afterward\n\n**What**\n\nWhen Claude Code loads a plugin from a marketplace preview, it now deletes the temporary folder the preview was downloaded into once loading finishes, whether loading succeeded or failed. If that cleanup itself fails, a warning is logged.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis prevents leftover temporary preview files from accumulating on disk after previewing plugins.\n\n- Area: Plugin Install\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}