[Bug] Auto-Compact Erases Entire Chat History Without Warning

[DougJoseph]

Bug Description In Claude Code, every time the chat gets auto-compacted, it erases ALL my chat history with no way to get it back. This is wrong, and is a terrible thing to do. It does this without any warning. This must stop!

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: Apple_Terminal
• Version: 1.0.112
• Feedback ID: 25d30069-c450-48c1-a7de-55140f229ee2

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at e61._createMessage (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1001:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T03:58:21.790Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at gT.makeRequest (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1010:3864)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:24:56.244Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n    at Module.readFileSync (node:fs:442:20)\n    at Object.readFileSync (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:719:6735)\n    at s9B (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3507:9370)\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1778:936)\n    at call.next (<anonymous>)\n    at iM (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1783:2968)\n    at file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1797:1186\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:27:53.005Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at e61._createMessage (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1001:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:29:42.805Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at e61._createMessage (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1001:7955)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)\n    at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:520:9)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:33:49.357Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at e61._createMessage (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1001:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:39:35.605Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at e61._createMessage (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1001:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T04:57:54.112Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at gT.makeRequest (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1010:3864)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T06:28:49.698Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at gT.makeRequest (file:///Users/dougjoseph/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1010:3864)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-12T06:47:37.918Z"}]