[BUG] Sidebar project grouping disappeared — only "Recents" list shown

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• I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Before today (2026-04-27), the sidebar showed conversations grouped by project. Now it only shows a flat "Recents" list. The project filter dropdown is still present and functional, but the grouped view is gone.

What Should Happen?

Conversations should be grouped by project in the sidebar, as they were until yesterday.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Open Claude Code desktop app
Look at the sidebar — only "Recents" is visible, no project groupings
Environment

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

< cli Version 1.4758.0 (fb266c) - claude 2.1.96

Claude Code Version

2.1.96

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Claude Code version: cli Versione 1.4758.0 (fb266c) - claude 2.1.96

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Claude Code in Claude Desktop is Missing Project Level Folders #53340
2. Sidebar "Recents" shows no sessions when "Group by" is set to "None" #52511
3. [Bug] Sidebar session grouping uses git root instead of session subdirectory #51722

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This issue has been automatically closed as a duplicate of #53340.

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