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Claude Code v2.1.287 ·

Protected-folder checks on Windows now understand Git Bash style paths

On Windows, paths like /c/... or /cygdrive/c/... are converted to normal Windows paths before Claude Code checks whether a write is allowed

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What

Before Claude Code writes to a file, it checks whether the path points into a protected location. On Windows, it now also converts paths written in the Git Bash or Cygwin style, such as /c/Users/... or /cygdrive/c/Users/..., into ordinary Windows paths like C:\Users\..., and checks the converted path against the protected locations too. Before, only the path exactly as written was checked. This applies only on Windows.

Why

This closes a gap where writing a path in Git Bash style could get past the check that protects certain locations from being written to.

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