"Tom's Hardware: Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, including its database and snapshots — 2.5 years of records were nuked in an instant"
It's not a backup unless it's offline. Or at least unreachable by the current context.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-code-deletes-developers-production-setup-including-its-database-and-snapshots-2-5-years-of-records-were-nuked-in-an-instant
John Socks
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2026-03-10 13:58:45 UTC
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