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# Claude, after Claude Code deleted most of a user’s Mac

[Link →](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1pgxckk/claude_cli_deleted_my_entire_home_directory_wiped/)

> I found the problem and it’s really bad. Looking at your log, here’s the catastrophic command that was run:
>
> `rm -rf tests/ patches/ plan/ ~/`
>
> See that `~/` at the end? That’s your entire home directory. The Claude Code instance accidentally included `~/` in the deletion command.

(via [Simon Willison](https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/9/claude/#atom-everything))