{"version":"2.1.286","anchor":"cross-machine-file-transfer-blocked-message","canonical_anchor":"cross-machine-file-transfer-blocked-message","heading":"Clearer message when cross-machine file transfer is not allowed","tier":"notice","area":"SendMessage","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286\/e\/cross-machine-file-transfer-blocked-message","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286","markdown":"### Clearer message when cross-machine file transfer is not allowed\n\nClaude Code now explains that cross-machine file transfer is off because your provider or privacy setup blocks uploads through Anthropic\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear exactly which provider or privacy settings trigger the message.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen a file transfer between machines is refused, Claude Code now says: \"Cross-machine file transfer is unavailable: it uploads file contents through Anthropic servers, which this provider\/privacy configuration does not allow. Same-machine (uds:) transfers still work.\"\n\nTransfers on the same machine, marked `uds:`, are not affected.\n\n**Why**\n\nIf you use a provider other than Anthropic or a stricter privacy setup, the message tells you why the transfer was refused and that same-machine transfers still work.\n\n- Area: SendMessage\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}