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Claude Code deleted 48,000 files and the thread's technical consensus blames Windows directory junctions
An r/ClaudeAI post hit 2,443 upvotes and 801 comments with a screenshot of Claude Code reporting 'Craig... stop and read this. I broke something' after wiping 48k files from an un-version-controlled project. Beyond the expected 'use git' pile-on, multiple commenters identified a specific failure mode: Claude appears to mishandle Windows directory junctions and recurses through them during deletes, and several say they have seen this exact behavior before. Worth treating as a concrete footgun if you run agents with filesystem write access on Windows, not just a vibe-coding cautionary tale.
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