Reproduction steps

1. Connect to a remote machine
2. Create empty __init__.py
3. Create another.py with content a = 1
4. Select these two files, right click and select "Download"
5. Choose a folder to save the files and confirm

Current vs. Expected behavior

Current behavior: Only non-empty file (another.py) is saved
Expected behavior: All these files should be saved

Zed version and system specs

Zed: v0.227.1+stable.199.9f9b707d39d62468d4cdaed2d8eb95a847da4cf9 (Zed)
OS: Windows 10.0.26200
Memory: 15.8 GiB
Architecture: x86_64
GPU: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics || Intel Corporation || 27.20.100.8935

Attach Zed log file

Notice that the log file does not mention the empty __init__.py at all:

2026-03-14T19:54:37+08:00 INFO  [project] handle_create_file_for_peer: successfully wrote file to "D:\\Download\\another.py"

Relevant Zed settings

Relevant Keymap

(for AI issues) Model provider details

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If you are using WSL on Windows, what flavor of Linux are you using?

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