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Claude Code deletes 202GB user archive due to incorrect volume selection

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A user reported that Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, mistakenly deleted a 202GB archive of personal files. The user instructed Claude Code to remove an empty APFS volume on an external drive and expand another volume containing their data, explicitly stating not to remove any data. However, the AI agent executed the `diskutil apfs deleteVolume` command on the volume with the user's archive instead of the empty one, resulting in the irretrievable loss of the data. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for AI agents to accurately map user intent to destructive commands, especially when dealing with file system operations.

RANK_REASON User report of a specific AI tool failure with data loss.

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Claude Code deletes 202GB user archive due to incorrect volume selection

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31 / 100
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User report of a specific AI tool failure with data loss.
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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Code Ran diskutil deleteVolume on the Wrong APFS Volume, Wiping a 202GB Archive

    <p>A user asked Claude Code to resize two APFS volumes on an external drive and was explicit about the one thing that mattered: don't touch the data. The agent deleted the volume with the data.</p> <h2> What the source says </h2> <p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/co…

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