You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.321,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear When Claude Code sets plugin data aside, and whether it does so by default, is not shown.
What
Plugins are add-ons that extend Claude Code, and each can keep its own data folder. Claude Code now has a way to set that folder aside instead of deleting it:
It moves the folder into a .set-aside folder inside data, in a subfolder named with the date and time.
If the whole folder cannot be moved at once, it moves the contents one item at a time.
If anything is left behind, it writes a marker file named left-behind.<id>.txt.
A separate check lists folders that are holding things and folders that were left behind.
Why
Removing a plugin need no longer destroy its data for good, so you can get it back from the .set-aside folder.
How sure we are
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The writer flagged doubtWhen Claude Code sets plugin data aside, and whether it does so by default, is not shown.
Anthropic's release notes agree[VSCode] Fixed a plugin's permission request showing a name with hidden characters: it now reads "a plugin"
