# Antigravity IDE appears to have invoked /bin/rm on my Desktop files **URL:** \ **Category:** Google Antigravity\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [August 31, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-ide-appears-to-have-invoked-bin-rm-on-my-desktop-files/180232 "2026-08-31T04:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![willzxone](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/willzxone/32/146168_2.png) [@willzxone](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/willzxone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-ide-appears-to-have-invoked-bin-rm-on-my-desktop-files/180232/1 "2026-08-31T04:12:42Z")
On August 29, 2026, between approximately 15:41:59 and 15:42:03, Antigravity IDE appears to have launched `/bin/rm` while accessing my macOS Desktop folder. Relevant macOS log evidence: - Responsible application: Antigravity IDE - Bundle ID: `com.google.antigravity-ide` - Antigravity Electron PID: `248**` - Accessing process: `/bin/rm` - rm PID: `25819` - macOS recorded Desktop-folder access requests during this period. - The logs also show Desktop-related filesystem events shortly afterward. - The exact filenames are privacy-redacted by macOS. The files were removed from my `Desktop/Desktop` folder. I would like to know whether an Antigravity agent, helper process, extension, or generated command initiated this operation. Please investigate and consider requiring explicit confirmation before destructive commands such as `rm` are executed against user files. I can provide the full log privately to the support team if needed. ---
**Author:** ![Ambati\_Rajendra](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/ambati_rajendra/32/31584_2.png) [@Ambati\_Rajendra](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Ambati_Rajendra)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-ide-appears-to-have-invoked-bin-rm-on-my-desktop-files/180232/2 "2026-09-01T06:54:44Z")
Hi @**[willzxone](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/willzxone),** we are unable to reproduce this issue from our end, if you share the following details, then it will be helpful for us, to investigate further. - Can you tell whether the files were located in ~/Desktop or inside the Antigravity project directory. - Can you share the Antigravity version you are using? - The exact model you used when this issue occurs? - If possible, please provide exact steps to reproduce this issue? - Can you share the relevant macOS log entries around the time of the incident occurred? ---
**Author:** ![willzxone](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/willzxone/32/146168_2.png) [@willzxone](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/willzxone)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-ide-appears-to-have-invoked-bin-rm-on-my-desktop-files/180232/3 "2026-09-01T10:23:22Z")
Hi, thanks for following up. - The affected files were located under `~/Desktop/Desktop`, specifically inside a folder that had already been configured as accessible to Antigravity. It was not only inside Antigravity’s private application data. - Antigravity IDE was already installed. I only updated it to the latest available version and reopened it. - The exact version number is not visible in the attached macOS logs. I can provide the version from Antigravity’s About screen if required. - I do not know the exact model selected at the time. The issue occurred while using the existing Antigravity project after reopening the updated application. - I have not been able to reproduce the issue intentionally. The sequence was: Antigravity was already installed, I updated it, reopened it, and then files in the accessible `~/Desktop/Desktop` folder began being deleted without me intentionally approving an `rm` command. - The macOS logs from 2026-08-29 show Antigravity (`com.google.antigravity-ide`, Electron PID 2480) attributed as the responsible process for `/bin/rm` (PID 2581). The logs also show Desktop-folder access requests around 15:41:59–15:42:03. The exact filenames are privacy-redacted by macOS. I have attached the relevant macOS logs. Please let me know if you need the exact Antigravity version, or a larger log excerpt. ```auto Trimmed macOS unified-log evidence Incident window: 2026-08-29 15:41:59–15:42:34 local time The following entries were extracted from the original focused log. Personal usernames, network addresses, and unrelated identifiers have been omitted. macOS redacted the exact file names as . 2026-08-29 15:41:59.958 Df tccd [...] [com.apple.TCC:access] AUTHREQ_ATTRIBUTION: attribution={responsible={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.google.antigravity-ide, pid=24805, responsible_path=/Applications/Antigravity IDE.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron, binary_path=/Applications/Antigravity IDE.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron}, accessing={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.rm, pid=25819, binary_path=/bin/rm}, requesting={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.sandboxd, binary_path=/usr/libexec/sandboxd}} 2026-08-29 15:41:59.986 Df tccd [...] [com.apple.TCC:access] AUTHREQ_CTX: function=TCCAccessRequest, service=kTCCServiceSystemPolicyDesktopFolder, preflight=no, query=1 2026-08-29 15:41:59.986 Df tccd [...] [com.apple.TCC:access] AUTHREQ_ATTRIBUTION: attribution={responsible={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.google.antigravity-ide, pid=24805, responsible_path=/Applications/Antigravity IDE.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron}, accessing={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.rm, pid=25819, binary_path=/bin/rm}} 2026-08-29 15:42:03.035 Df tccd [...] [com.apple.TCC:access] AUTHREQ_ATTRIBUTION: attribution={responsible={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.google.antigravity-ide, pid=24805, responsible_path=/Applications/Antigravity IDE.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron}, accessing={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.rm, pid=25819, binary_path=/bin/rm}} 2026-08-29 15:42:03.054 Df tccd [...] [com.apple.TCC:access] AUTHREQ_CTX: function=TCCAccessRequest, service=kTCCServiceSystemPolicyDesktopFolder, preflight=no, query=1 2026-08-29 15:42:34.207 Df com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService [...] [com.apple.DesktopServices:General] Dropped fsevent for /Users//Desktop/Desktop//Desktop 2026-08-29 15:42:34.213 Df Finder [...] [com.apple.DesktopServices:General] Dropped fsevent for /Users//Desktop/Desktop//Desktop Interpretation: macOS attributed /bin/rm (PID 25819) to Antigravity IDE (PID 24805) while Desktop-folder access was being requested. The exact command arguments and filenames are not present because macOS redacted them. ```