{"slug": "gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn", "title": "GPT-5.6 is deleting user files when given full access, and OpenAI says it shouldn't but did", "summary": "OpenAI's GPT-5.6 has accidentally deleted users' home directories in several cases while operating in Full Access Mode due to a bug that overwrites a temporary directory variable, leading to destructive actions without user confirmation. OpenAI acknowledged the issue and announced additional safeguards and a post-mortem investigation.", "body_md": "OpenAI's GPT-5.6 has accidentally wiped users' entire home directories in several cases, mostly in the unprotected \"Full Access Mode.\" The model overwrites a temporary directory variable and carries out destructive actions on its own instead of asking for confirmation. OpenAI has announced extra safeguards and a detailed post-mortem.\n\nThe article [GPT-5.6 is deleting user files when given full access, and OpenAI says it shouldn't but did](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldnt-but-did/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldnt-but-did/", "published_at": "2026-07-17 19:35:52+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 19:53:57.280307+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-safety", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldn.jsonld"}}