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2 people reported

All time, since Oct 16.

MSIX redirect flagged as junction

“Session init fails with the error above; "Try again" does not help.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/18463/file
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Private directory check rejects MSIX AppData redirection as junction plant. Under MSIX, %LOCALAPPDATA% canonicalizes to the Packages LocalCache path, so creating a new leaf directory fails with PlantDetectedError in 3P gateway mode.

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Where
Desktop app (MSIX)
Error text
Private dir leaf redirects (junction/substitute-name plant)
Versions
2.1.317
Platforms
Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

  1. Desktop app won't launch when LocalAppData\Google is a junction5 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. [Desktop][Windows][MSIX][3P] Claude-3p build: PlantDetectedError blocks skill create/upload, Claude Code update and Cowork VM bundle on 4.16336.0 — MSIX LocalCache redirection treated as junction plant#107586
  2. [Windows][MSIX] Desktop app (3P gateway mode) fails with "Private dir leaf redirects (junction/substitute-name plant)" because MSIX file-system virtualization is treated as a junction#102772

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