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Claude Desktop data loss bug reappears days after fix

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Claude Desktop's garbage collector has a critical bug where it incorrectly deletes user data, including generated images and text outputs. This issue is a regression of a fix that was deployed only five days prior, indicating a potential flaw in how the system identifies idle worktrees. The incident resulted in the loss of approximately 2.9GB of data, including paid model outputs and associated libraries, with minimal recovery possible. AI

IMPACT This data loss incident highlights critical safety concerns in AI application development and data management, potentially impacting user trust and adoption.

RANK_REASON A bug in a specific application's feature (garbage collection) causing data loss, even if a regression, falls under tool-level issues rather than a frontier release or significant industry event.

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Claude Desktop data loss bug reappears days after fix

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Desktop's Worktree Garbage Collector Destroyed 2.9GB of Output — a Regression of a Fix Shipped Five Days Earlier

    <p>Claude Desktop keeps a pool of git worktrees under <code>&lt;repo&gt;/.claude/worktrees/</code> and garbage-collects the idle ones on its own, with no user action involved. Five days after Anthropic closed a bug for this same GC destroying worktree data, it happened again.</p>…

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