{"version":"2.1.287","anchor":"empty-base64-document-blocks-are-stripped-and-non-empty-ones","canonical_anchor":"empty-base64-document-blocks-are-stripped-and-non-empty-ones","heading":"Document attachments can now be stored without their file contents","tier":"internal","area":"Attachments","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287\/e\/empty-base64-document-blocks-are-stripped-and-non-empty-ones","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287","markdown":"### Document attachments can now be stored without their file contents\n\nClaude Code can now blank the contents of attached documents and remove documents whose contents are empty\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear when Claude Code blanks or removes these documents.\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code can now empty out the stored contents of an attached document, such as a PDF, leaving an empty placeholder. It can also remove documents whose contents are already empty.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis may change how PDF attachments are saved or brought back when you resume a session.\n\n- Area: Attachments\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}