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Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 allegedly deletes user's C: drive

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A user reported that Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 deleted their entire C: drive. The user was utilizing Claude Code when the incident occurred. Anthropic representative Boris Cherny stated that the issue might have been prevented if the 'auto mode' feature had been enabled, suggesting it would have halted the destructive action. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the safety and control mechanisms of advanced AI models, potentially impacting user trust and adoption.

RANK_REASON User report of a specific product malfunction, with company response.

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Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 allegedly deletes user's C: drive

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    A developer says Claude Opus 5.5 wiped his entire C: drive, and Anthropic’s answer is auto mode A Claude Code user says Opus 5.5 deleted his whole C: drive with

    A developer says Claude Opus 5.5 wiped his entire C: drive, and Anthropic’s answer is auto mode A Claude Code user says Opus 5.5 deleted his whole C: drive with permission prompts off. Anthropic’s Boris Cherny says auto mode would have stopped it. # ClaudeCode # Windows # AI http…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/claude-opus-5-5-deleted-c…

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