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Old Windows folder names now match their modern equivalents in path checks

Path checks now treat "My Documents", "Application Data" and "Local Settings" as the same as Documents, AppData\Roaming and AppData\Local

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What

Windows still accepts some old folder names that point to modern ones. When comparing the start of file paths, Claude Code now treats these as the same:

  • "My Documents" and Documents
  • "Application Data" and AppData\Roaming
  • "Local Settings" and AppData\Local

Short forms of these names, such as MYDOCU~1, are recognised too.

Why

A rule written for one form of a folder name can now also apply when a path uses the other form, rather than being sidestepped by the old name.

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