--- title: Batch file automated a clean-up job, then fouled itself... description: This page is largely a navigation aggregator of Register section links (AI, Infosec, FOSS) rather than a cohesive article. The nominal topic referenced in the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/batch-file-automated-a-clean-up-job-then-fouled-itself-by-deleting-the-wrong-directory-4kntwnsto twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Batch file automated a clean-up job, then fouled itself by deleting the wrong directory | daily.dev og:description: This page is largely a navigation aggregator of Register section links (AI, Infosec, FOSS) rather than a cohesive article. The nominal topic referenced in the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/batch-file-automated-a-clean-up-job-then-fouled-itself-by-deleting-the-wrong-directory-4kntwnsto og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4kNTwnStO.png og:image:alt: Batch file automated a clean-up job, then fouled itself by deleting the wrong directory og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Batch file automated a clean-up job, then fouled itself by deleting the wrong directory **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This page is largely a navigation aggregator of Register section links (AI, Infosec, FOSS) rather than a cohesive article. The nominal topic referenced in the title is a 'Who, Me?' style reader story about a batch file that automated a cleanup job but ended up deleting the wrong directory, having passed testing and management sign-off, raising the question of who was truly at fault. No actual narrative content, technical detail, or resolution is present in the extracted body. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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