# Claude: Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows

> Claude status incident “Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows” on 2026-02-26: impact minor (vendor’s label), 3.2 h, 1 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/claude/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj
Last updated: 2026-02-26T23:07:00Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-02-26 19:57 UTC · Resolved: 2026-02-26 23:07 UTC · Duration: 3.2 h
- Updates: 1
- [Vendor status page: https://status.claude.com/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj](https://status.claude.com/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj)
- [Company: Claude](https://rewindex.com/company/claude.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2026-02-26 23:07 UTC: We've confirmed this issue is resolved in Claude Code v2.1.61. Run claude update for the latest.

_From the vendor’s published history: only the final update text is available for incidents before Rewindex began polling this page._

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Claude, started 2026-02-26 19:57 UTC, resolved after 3.2 h, 1 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/claude/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj
- Citation: Claude, “Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows” (2026-02-26 19:57 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/claude/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Claude: Claude Code showing "JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF" and writing excessive files on Windows (2026-02-26)](https://rewindex.com/company/claude/incidents/3kjy2zn2w2bj)`


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