{"version":"2.1.304","anchor":"upload-files-error-check-replaced-by-a-bearer-keyed-answer-c","canonical_anchor":"upload-files-error-check-replaced-by-a-bearer-keyed-answer-c","heading":"The file-upload check under the nonessential-traffic setting is now a yes-or-no check","tier":"internal","area":"Configuration","scope":"both","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.304\/e\/upload-files-error-check-replaced-by-a-bearer-keyed-answer-c","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.304","markdown":"### The file-upload check under the nonessential-traffic setting is now a yes-or-no check\n\nA check tied to the message about uploads being off under CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC now gives a yes-or-no answer from a saved reply\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear whether file uploads are now blocked under different conditions than before.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC` is set, Claude Code can show the message \"Uploading files to Anthropic is turned off by CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC.\" The check that used to produce that error now answers yes or no.\n\nIt looks for a saved reply that matches a fingerprint of your current sign-in token. The reply counts if it is a named one or a recent one.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis affects when Claude Code refuses to upload files to Anthropic. It matters if you set `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC`.\n\n- Area: Configuration\n- Names: `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC`\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5\n- Scope: both\n- Heads-up: no"}