claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Folder chip opens OS folder picker on first click instead of Recent dropdown (Windows desktop app) [1 participants]

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• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Clicking the project/folder chip in the composer toolbar (Windows desktop app) opens the native "Select Folder" OS dialog on first click instead of showing the Recent dropdown.

Repro:

1. Launch Claude Code desktop app fresh (or after some inactivity)
2. Click the project/folder chip in the composer toolbar (next to "Local" and the branch chip)
3. OS "Select Folder" dialog opens immediately

To reach the Recent dropdown (which lists recent projects + "Open folder..." as the last item), I have to cancel the OS dialog, wait a moment, then click the chip a second time. Only then does the Recent dropdown appear.

Platform: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200, Claude Code desktop app.

Screenshots attached: (1) Recent dropdown when it eventually works, (2) OS folder picker that opens on first click, (3) toolbar at rest.

What Should Happen?

Clicking the folder chip should open the Recent dropdown immediately on every click. "Open folder..." is already an item inside that dropdown, so the OS folder picker should only fire when the user explicitly selects that item — not on the chip click itself.

Error Messages/Logs

(none — UI behaviour issue, no error output)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch the Claude Code desktop app on Windows 11 (or wait until the app has been idle for a while)
2. In the composer toolbar at the bottom, locate the project/folder chip — the one showing the current project name, e.g. "VIS Command Centre", positioned between the "Local" chip and the branch chip
3. Click that folder chip ONCE
4. Observe: the native Windows "Select Folder" dialog opens immediately

Expected at step 4: the Recent dropdown should appear, showing the list of recent projects with "Open folder..." as the last item.

To actually reach the Recent dropdown: 5. Cancel the OS folder picker 6. Wait a moment (or click the chip a second time) 7. Now the Recent dropdown appears as expected

So the first click is consumed by an unwanted OS dialog; the Recent menu only appears on the second click.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

current

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

Note: This bug is in the Claude Code DESKTOP APP on Windows, not the CLI. The form's Terminal/Shell field doesn't quite apply — I selected the closest option. The bug is purely in the desktop app's composer toolbar UI.

Environment:

• Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200
• Claude Code desktop app (version as above)
• Model loaded at time of repro: Opus 4.7 1M, Extra high (not relevant — UI-only bug, reproduces on any model)

Screenshots attached:

1. Recent dropdown — what should appear on first click (and eventually does, after canceling the OS dialog)
2. OS "Select Folder" dialog — what actually opens on first click
3. Composer toolbar at rest — showing the folder chip in context

Frequency: every session start, very reproducible.