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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error - Tom's Hardware
Google News AI — United Kingdom·August 7, 2026·1 min read
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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deleted a developer's entire profile directory during a routine backup, mistaking it for a temporary backup. The AI tool responded to the incident by stating, "Sorry, typo."
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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error Tom's Hardware
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