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Anuraag Gupta

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Incident 11781 Report
Google Gemini CLI Reportedly Deletes User Files After Misinterpreting Command Sequence

2025-07-21

Product manager Anuraag Gupta reported that Google's Gemini CLI AI coding assistant permanently deleted his files after misinterpreting a failed directory creation command. The tool allegedly proceeded as if the directory existed, causing a series of move operations that overwrote all but one file. Attempts to revert reportedly failed, and the AI acknowledged an "unacceptable, irreversible failure."

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    Google Gemini CLI Reportedly Deletes User Files After Misinterpreting Command Sequence

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    Google Gemini CLI Reportedly Deletes User Files After Misinterpreting Command Sequence

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Gemini CLI

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  • Incident 1178
    1 Report

    Google Gemini CLI Reportedly Deletes User Files After Misinterpreting Command Sequence

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