User said a Cursor session may have deleted a Windows drive
Review RAT-073 · Catalogue RAT-073
Original October 14 X account alleges Cursor housekeeping outside an iOS-staging task erased C: data through Windows quoting. The author says very likely and cites AI-assisted log analysis and a harmless echo reproduction. These do not independently prove the live deletion or organizational ownership. Hold the reported claim.
Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- Not disclosed
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- 2026-10-30T13:13:36.469535Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/cursor-windows-drive-deletion-claim/
When to reconsider
New first-party traces or substantive corroboration from another publisher clarifies the identified authorization, organizational-victim, chronology, or outcome gap.
Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.
Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- x.comOriginal account · x.com
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-073: awaiting-evidence. Original October 14 X account alleges Cursor housekeeping outside an iOS-staging task erased C: data through Windows quoting. The author says very likely and cites AI-assisted log analysis and a harmless echo reproduction. These do not independently prove the live deletion or organizational ownership. Hold the reported claim. Source checks: read: https://x.com/ElieMesso/status/2110412794801598558. Original October 14 X account alleges Cursor housekeeping outside an iOS-staging task erased C: data through Windows quoting. The author says very likely and cites AI-assisted log analysis and a harmless echo reproduction. These do not independently prove the live deletion or organizational ownership. Hold the reported claim.
Evidence source - · Retained review-queue assessment
Original October 14 X account alleges Cursor housekeeping outside an iOS-staging task erased C: data through Windows quoting. The author says very likely and cites AI-assisted log analysis and a harmless echo reproduction. These do not independently prove the live deletion or organizational ownership. Hold the reported claim.
Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.