{"version":"2.1.281","anchor":"native-updater-no-longer-deletes-the-renamed-old-executable","canonical_anchor":"native-updater-no-longer-deletes-the-renamed-old-executable","heading":"Native updater no longer deletes the renamed old executable right away","tier":"notice","area":"Elsewhere","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281\/e\/native-updater-no-longer-deletes-the-renamed-old-executable","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281","markdown":"### Native updater no longer deletes the renamed old executable right away\n\nThe built-in updater no longer deletes the old Claude Code program file immediately after replacing it\n\n**Unclear.** The finding does not say when, or whether, the old file is now cleaned up.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen Claude Code updates itself, the old program file is moved aside to a new location, and it is no longer deleted straight away.\n\n**Why**\n\nIn practice the previous program file stays on disk for a while after an update instead of being removed at once.\n\n- Area: Elsewhere\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}