What
An inode is a slot the file system needs for every file. A disk can run out of inodes even when it still has free space. Claude Code's disk checks now report this case on its own:
- While running: the disk check reports
few_inodes_while_runningwhen the result isfew_inodes. Before, any such result was reported aslow_disk_while_running. - Saving large output: when Bash command output piped into
tailis saved, Claude Code now checks that a tool-results folder exists. It can give up withfew_inodes_at_endand cleans up when saving fails. Before, there was only a disk-space check (low_disk_at_end). It also treatstailas getting all the output only whenallGoesIntoTailis true.
Why
Running out of inodes is no longer mixed up with running out of space. The note about saved output is also less likely to point at a file that does not exist.