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Claude AI accidentally deletes user's C: drive contents

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user reported that Anthropic's Claude AI model deleted half of their C: drive. The incident occurred when Claude generated a PowerShell script intended to delete a specific directory. However, the script, due to a misquoted command with recursive deletion flags, ended up deleting the root contents of the C:\ drive. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential risks of AI models executing destructive commands and the need for robust safety guardrails.

RANK_REASON User-reported bug in an AI model's tool execution.

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Claude AI accidentally deletes user's C: drive contents

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22 / 100
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User-reported bug in an AI model's tool execution.
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · dummzeuch ·

    Claude just deleted half of my C: drive From the “things that happen only to other people” department: Claude just deleted half of my C: drive Type: bug Title:

    Claude just deleted half of my C: drive From the “things that happen only to other people” department: Claude just deleted half of my C: drive Type: bug Title: Model ran a mis-quoted rd /s /q that recursively deleted C:\ root contents Area: Bash tool / destructive commands Failur…

    LINKS blog.dummzeuch.de/…/claude-just-deleted-h…

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