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Claude Code environment setup requires manual backup and restore

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This guide explains how to reinstall the Claude Code development environment on a new machine, as its configuration does not automatically sync. The core of the environment resides in the `~/.claude/` folder, which contains global instructions, technical settings, custom commands, and memory files. Users need to manually back up and restore this folder, along with any reference files, to ensure their personalized setup is preserved. The guide also details how to configure a custom statusline to display real-time token usage and other relevant information. AI

IMPACT Provides guidance for users of Claude Code to maintain their personalized development environment across different machines.

RANK_REASON The article describes a user-level configuration and setup process for a specific tool, not a new product release or major update.

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Claude Code environment setup requires manual backup and restore

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Odilon HUGONNOT ·

    Reinstalling your Claude Code environment on a new machine

    <p>New machine. Install Claude Code. And then: Claude knows nothing. The development rules encoded in the global CLAUDE.md, the reference guides, the statusline displaying token consumption in real time, the plugins — all of it stayed on the old machine.</p> <p>The bad news: none…

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