Claude: Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows
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- resolved
We've confirmed this issue is resolved in Claude Code v2.1.61. Run
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Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Claude, started 2026-02-26 19:57 UTC, resolved after 3.2 h, 1 update(s).
- Title
- Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows
- Vendor
- Claude
- Date
- URL
- https://rewindex.com/company/claude/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj
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