# 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

> A developer posted on the r/ClaudeCode subreddit a major error that their AI tool executed, which resulted in the deletion of their entire drive.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-opus-5-mistakenly-deletes-devs-entire-profile-directory-ai-tool-mistakes-users-home-directory-as-temporary-backup-proceeds-to-wipe-everything-to-undo-error?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a75cd2037eb177d06a4d515)
- **Published:** 2026-08-07
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #claude #ai #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a75cd2037eb177d06a4d515

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