Claude Code

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jsonl may hold secrets · personal data · source code

One directory per project holding the verbatim JSONL history of your Claude Code sessions — every prompt, file read, command, and output — plus subagent and workflow logs.

Where it lives

all ~/.claude/projects/*dir

What you can do

Set cleanupPeriodDays in your Claude Code settings to limit local retention.
Keep ~/.claude out of cloud-synced folders and git repositories.

Source: code.claude.com

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json may hold secrets

Claude Code configuration, which can include account and credential-adjacent material.

Where it lives

all ~/.claude.json

What you can do

Ensure this file is not world-readable.
Keep it out of synced folders and repositories.

This describes where Claude Code stores data. Metadata only, never your content. Confidence: verified. Spot a mistake? Tell us.