Claude Code v2.1.317 ·
Windows checks for folders and junctions
Claude Code can now tell, on Windows, whether a path is a folder, a junction or missing
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
WindowsArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.317,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
Claude Code has two checks for paths on Windows. A junction is a Windows kind of folder shortcut that points to another folder.
- The first check answers yes when a path is a junction or does not exist, and also for most errors it runs into.
- The second check reports whether a path is a junction.
On macOS and Linux both checks always answer no.
Why
In practice this only affects how Claude Code handles paths on Windows. It changes nothing on other systems.
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