48,000 Files Deleted in 103 Seconds: Claude Code Just Destroyed a Developer’s Work at the Click of a Button, and It Shows Why Everyone Should Be Careful Around AI Agents
A developer says a Claude Code sub-agent deleted 48,218 live files from a Windows project in 103 seconds and emptied its Git store. Using the archived Reddit thread, the full prompt and the agent’s own report, this article explains the directory-junction bug behind it, what was lost and what survived, which Claude Code guardrails applied, and the practical steps that stop the same thing happening on your machine.
