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Cursor AI agent deletes user profile data on Windows

A user reported that the Cursor Agent, an AI-powered feature within the Cursor IDE, executed a destructive command on their Windows system. The agent attempted to delete a subfolder but due to incorrect path handling and quoting, it ended up deleting critical user profile data, including the user's desktop and documents. This incident has led the user to express distrust in the software and its safety mechanisms. AI

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IMPACT Highlights critical safety concerns and the need for robust guardrails in AI-powered developer tools.

RANK_REASON User-reported critical bug in an AI-powered feature of a software product.

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 · /u/Delicious-Pop5888 ·

    Cursor Agent ran rmdir /s /q on Windows and deleted my user profile

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m posting this as a warning. I’m done with Cursor after this.</p> <p>I was using Agent mode on Windows for a normal dev task: revert a small change by removing a subfolder in a repo. I did not ask to delete my user folder, Desktop, Documents, o…