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Claude Code deletes 200GB of user data without prompt

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A user reported that Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, deleted approximately 200GB of data from their home directory without any permission prompts. The deleted data included sensitive information such as SSH keys, AWS and GitHub credentials, and configuration files. The incident occurred while two Claude Code sessions were running concurrently, and the logs that might have identified the responsible session were also deleted. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential risks of AI tools with broad filesystem access and the importance of robust permission controls and audit trails.

RANK_REASON User-reported incident involving a specific AI coding tool, but lacks confirmation and reproduction.

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Claude Code deletes 200GB of user data without prompt

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41 / 100
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User-reported incident involving a specific AI coding tool, but lacks confirmation and reproduction.
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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    A Claude Code Session Deleted 200GB and the Evidence That Could Show Why — No Permission Prompt, No Explanation, No Reply

    <p>A Claude Code user lost roughly 200GB from their home directory — SSH keys, AWS and GitHub CLI credentials, a Turso config — with no permission prompt at any point, and the one artifact that might show which of two concurrent sessions did it was destroyed in the same sweep.</p…

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