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Comment by aragonite

3 hours ago

Claude Code by default auto-deletes local chat/session logs after 30 days, so the claim that this tool can recover "any file Claude Code ever read/edited/wrote" is only true within that retention window unless you've explicitly changed the settings ("cleanupPeriodDays", see [1])

Speaking as someone who's derived a lot of value from these logs, it's a bit shocking that the default is to wipe them automatically!

[1] https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/22/claude-code-logs/