Card #1556 · Cursor (AI IDE)
Cursor AI wipes hard drive and deletes system files
Users report that Cursor AI has deleted critical data, including entire hard drive partitions and system executable files. The issue appears to occur during auto-mode or general use, leading to total data loss and the need for full system reinstalls.
Pain score
0.15/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.32distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency1.00freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.29upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization1.00willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 4 verified quotes
I lost all my data , important 3mf and stl files used for my small business, all documents and all fragile files.
cursor had access to disk D and this disk was wiped out.
suddenly all program files which is *. exe not running anymore and all windows also avast antivirus also damaged and google drive wiped
all windows and google drive wiped out i had to reformat my hard and reinstall from scratch
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