{"record":{"id":"20be550ed7eb03bd","repo":"thedotmack/claude-mem","slug":"uninstall-could-not-write-settings-during-server","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"[uninstall] Could not write settings during server runtime cleanup:","messagePattern":"\\[uninstall\\] Could not write settings during server runtime cleanup:","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"src/npx-cli/commands/uninstall.ts","lineNumber":62,"sourceCode":"  try {\n    flat = readFlatSettings(USER_SETTINGS_PATH);\n  } catch (error: unknown) {\n    console.warn('[uninstall] Could not read settings for server runtime cleanup:', error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));\n    return;\n  }\n  if (!flat) return;\n  let changed = false;\n  for (const key of keys) {\n    if (key in flat) {\n      delete flat[key];\n      changed = true;\n    }\n  }\n  if (changed) {\n    try {\n      writeSettingsJsonAtomic(USER_SETTINGS_PATH, flat);\n    } catch (error: unknown) {\n      console.warn('[uninstall] Could not write settings during server runtime cleanup:', error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));\n    }\n  }\n}\n\nfunction removeMarketplaceDirectory(): boolean {\n  const marketplaceDir = marketplaceDirectory();\n  if (existsSync(marketplaceDir)) {\n    rmSync(marketplaceDir, { recursive: true, force: true });\n    return true;\n  }\n  return false;\n}\n\nfunction removeCacheDirectory(): boolean {\n  const cacheDirectory = join(pluginsDirectory(), 'cache', 'thedotmack', 'claude-mem');\n  if (existsSync(cacheDirectory)) {\n    rmSync(cacheDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });\n    return true;","sourceCodeStart":44,"sourceCodeEnd":80,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/blob/e2d1df569a8f04075d40e92461128ece7cf04c82/src/npx-cli/commands/uninstall.ts#L44-L80","documentation":"After deleting server-runtime keys from the flat settings map, clearServerRuntimeSettings() persists the map with writeSettingsJsonAtomic(USER_SETTINGS_PATH, flat). If that atomic write throws (EACCES/EPERM, ENOSPC, a Windows file lock, or a rename failure), the warning prints and the key deletions are effectively lost: stale CLAUDE_MEM_* server keys remain in settings.json while uninstall continues.","triggerScenarios":"Uninstall reaches server-runtime cleanup while settings.json is read-only or owned by another user, the disk is full, or Claude Desktop / an editor / antivirus holds the file with an exclusive lock on Windows.","commonSituations":"Running Claude Code while uninstalling; Windows indexer or antivirus locking settings.json; ENOSPC on a full home partition; two uninstalls racing on the same file.","solutions":["Close Claude Desktop/Code and any editor holding ~/.claude/settings.json, then re-run `npx claude-mem uninstall`","Fix ownership and permissions: sudo chown $(whoami) ~/.claude/settings.json && chmod u+w ~/.claude/settings.json","Free disk space if the write failed with ENOSPC","If the write keeps failing, delete the CLAUDE_MEM_* keys from settings.json manually"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import { accessSync, constants } from 'node:fs';\nconst settings = `${process.env.HOME}/.claude/settings.json`;\ntry {\n  accessSync(settings, constants.W_OK); // predict the atomic-write failure before uninstall\n} catch {\n  // fix ownership/permissions or close the app holding the file\n}","typeGuard":"function isErrnoException(error: unknown): error is NodeJS.ErrnoException {\n  return error instanceof Error && typeof (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'string';\n}","tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Close Claude apps and editors before uninstalling so settings.json is unlocked","Keep settings.json user-owned and writable (chmod u+w)","Watch free disk space: ENOSPC turns the atomic write into a silent no-op for cleanup"],"tags":["uninstall","settings","atomic-write","filesystem"],"backgroundTag":"file-write-permission-denied","analyzedSha":"e2d1df569a8f04075d40e92461128ece7cf04c82","analyzedAt":"2026-08-20T23:58:13.836Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-29T07:17:48.351Z"}