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Troubleshooting

Symptom Fix
"claude.exe not found" screen on startup Install Claude Code, or set the path in ⚙ Settings
Generated files don't open in an editor Set your editor path in ⚙ Settings (auto-detects Notepad++, VS Code, falls back to Notepad)
Window closes instantly with an error Check %TEMP%\claudectl_crash.log — the crash handler writes the traceback there
Projects missing from the list The project folder was moved/deleted, or the path can't be decoded — see Session encoding
Wrong account / want a second account Set Config dir in ⚙ Settings to that account's CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR (e.g. ~/.claude-work). Drives both session browsing and the env handed to claude at launch. Blank = default ~/.claude. Restart claudectl to apply. One config dir active at a time.
Settings location ~/.claude/claudectl.json — safe to edit by hand or delete to reset (always read from ~/.claude, independent of Config dir)
Usage stats look stale Delete ~/.claude/claudectl-stats-cache.json — it rebuilds on the next scan