Recommended action: Run /compact when images/documents are the cause; if the message says 'compacting cannot make it fit', press Esc twice to step back past the large turn or /clear.
Fix: Run /compact when images/documents are the cause; if the message says 'compacting cannot make it fit', press Esc twice to step back past the large turn or /clear. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Sending a conversation with accumulated images/attachments or huge pasted content
Steps:
1. If message says 'compacting cannot make it fit': Esc Esc to rewind past the turn that added the content, or /clear
2. Otherwise run /compact (drops accumulated images/attachments)
3. Reference large files by path so Claude reads them in chunks instead of pasting
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
- Problem id
- f3de0a93-4d60-452a-9443-d197f1b4ee7d
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Run /compact when images/documents are the cause; if the message says 'compacting cannot make it fit', press Esc twice to step back past the large turn or /clear. Fix: Run /compact when images/documents are the cause; if the message says 'compacting cannot make it fit', press Esc twice to step back past the large turn or /clear. [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: Sending a conversation with accumulated images/attachments or huge pasted content Steps: 1. If message says 'compacting cannot make it fit': Esc Esc to rewind past the turn that added the content, or /clear 2. Otherwise run /compact (drops accumulated images/attachments) 3. Reference large files by path so Claude reads them in chunks instead of pasting Expected: The error no longer appears.
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- Lifecycle
- active
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