# Files being deleted without consent **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [July 23, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737 "2025-07-23T19:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jdrgm5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jdrgm5](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jdrgm5)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/1 "2025-07-23T19:17:27Z")
### Describe the Bug Literally just using Cursor, and files are randomly being deleted. Like just out of the blue ### Steps to Reproduce Just chatting in cursor. Updated today. This is terrible. ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![Screenshot 2025-07-23 at 2.16.27 PM.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/d/d/ddf037c5818cd33ba2efc9591825558aa4ccf5fa.png) ### Operating System MacOS ### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy) newest version idk what this is ### Additional Information Just updated and this is happening. Terrible update. ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor ---
**Author:** ![9na8t3b5ca8e](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/9na8t3b5ca8e/32/62121_2.png) [@9na8t3b5ca8e](https://forum.cursor.com/u/9na8t3b5ca8e)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/2 "2025-07-23T19:37:08Z")
Yep having this issue too. This update ■■■■■ ---
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/3 "2025-07-24T06:13:55Z")
Hey, yes, sorry about that. We’re releasing an update soon that should fix this issue. In the meantime, you can switch to the previous version. You can download it here: > **[Downloads | Cursor - The AI Code Editor](https://cursor.com/en/downloads)** > > Download Cursor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Get the AI-powered code editor that makes you extraordinarily productive. ---
**Author:** ![positron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@positron](https://forum.cursor.com/u/positron)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/4 "2025-07-24T06:14:43Z")
I too faced this issue. > [@Executes commands without permission](https://forum.cursor.com/t/executes-commands-without-permission/121713/3): > > It looks like the new update has enabled Auto-Run settings by default, or perhaps the update itself turned them on. Previously, I had it disabled during usage. Also, I noticed a UI change, the new version displays a dropdown menu and shifts cursor focus to it. So when I think I am editing code, the focus is actually on the dropdown, and pressing Enter ends up executing the selected command. This behaviour was not present earlier. ---
**Author:** ![IliasChair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/iliaschair/32/19245_2.png) [@IliasChair](https://forum.cursor.com/u/IliasChair)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/5 "2025-08-02T13:35:42Z")
I have File-Deletion Protection turned on, and still cursor used the terminal to run _“rm -r”_ without asking, with zero safeguard, a week of progress - gone. Thanks for nothing! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/files-being-deleted-without-consent/121737/6 "2025-08-24T13:35:49Z")
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