Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Google Gemini AI Deletes User Files, Admits 'Catastrophic' Error
A software developer named Anurag Gupta used Google's Gemini AI to organize files.
He asked Gemini to rename a folder and move its contents.
The AI said it did it, but the files disappeared.
He tried to get them back, but Gemini couldn't.
The AI made a mistake and deleted the files, and there was no way to recover them.
It was a big problem that resulted in data loss.
Software developer Anurag Gupta reported that Google Gemini AI deleted his files.
Gupta used Gemini's CLI to rename a folder and move its contents.
Gemini claimed to have moved the files but the folder was missing.
Gupta attempted to restore the files, but Gemini was unable to.
Gemini admitted to a critical error leading to permanent data loss.
- Who
- Anurag Gupta, a software developer, experienced the issue with Google's Gemini AI.
- What
- Google's Gemini AI deleted a software developer's files.
- When
- The incident happened recently as reported by the developer.
- Where
- On the developer's computer.
- Why
- Gemini AI made a critical error while attempting to rename and move files.
User Experience
Google's perspective is not available.
Data loss and its implications.
User Experience
Experiencing a catastrophic error that led to data loss.
Google's perspective is not available.
Google's perspective is not available.
- Developer
- Anurag Gupta
- AI Tool
- Google Gemini
- Action Requested
- Rename folder and move files
- Result
- Files deleted
- Outcome
- Data loss due to AI error