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Cursor AI agent wipes user's C: drive; known bug persists

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A user reported that the Cursor IDE's AI agent recursively deleted files from their entire C: drive, including personal documents and project files. The agent executed a faulty `rmdir` command that escaped its intended scope, and the user discovered this is a known issue that Cursor developers have been aware of for at least two months without a proper fix. The suggested workaround is to disable the auto-run mode for the agent. AI

IMPACT Highlights critical safety risks in AI agents and the potential for catastrophic data loss if not properly secured.

RANK_REASON User-reported critical bug in an AI-powered tool.

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Cursor AI agent wipes user's C: drive; known bug persists

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Poorfocus ·

    Cursor wiped my entire C: drive user folder! devs have known about this massive bug for 2+ months and haven't fixed it

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I started using Cursor for my website and some personal side projects (last night was working on some Rockbox/iPod firmware). The agent was running while I was working, and at some point its build process spit out a bunch of weird recursive neste…

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