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Claude agent accidentally deleted 48,000 files in under two minutes and then apologised
A Claude AI agent accidentally deleted around 48,000 live files and corrupted a Git database while trying to rebuild a testing environment. The AI failed to recognise Windows "junctions" as pointers to real files, deleting the actual documents instead of just the test copies. Developers on Reddit mocked the incident, stressing the importance of using remote version control like GitHub for backups.
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