Claude Code v2.1.281 ·
Native updater no longer deletes the renamed old executable right away
The built-in updater no longer deletes the old Claude Code program file immediately after replacing it
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.281,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When Claude Code updates itself, the old program file is moved aside to a new location, and it is no longer deleted straight away.
Why
In practice the previous program file stays on disk for a while after an update instead of being removed at once.
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say when, or whether, the old file is now cleaned up.
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