#3056·spacedrive

[Critical Bug] Spacedrive automatically deletes root-level folder named "tmp" on tracked volumes

Author: simulator-liveCreated Apr 16, 2026Updated Aug 3, 2026
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Issue description

When Spacedrive starts with default settings, any folder named tmp located at the root of a tracked volume is automatically deleted.
This happens even when the folder is non-empty and contains large amounts of data.

Other folder names at the same location (e.g., temp, cache, part) are not affected.

Actual Behavior:
Only the root-level folder named tmp is deleted on startup.
Other folder names are not affected.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a folder at the root of any system volume, e.g.:
    H:\tmp
  2. Place any files inside the folder (size does not matter; tested with >1TB).
  3. Start Spacedrive with default settings.
  4. Observe that:
    • H:\tmp is deleted automatically.
    • Other folders at the same level (e.g., H:\temp, H:\cache, H:\part) remain untouched.

Platform and versions

  • OS: Windows 11 26200.8246
  • Spacedrive: [v2.0.0-alpha.2]
Development tool versions (optional)

Stack trace

bash

Additional context

Additional Notes:

  • The deletion does not appear in daemon logs.
  • The issue occurs on multiple volumes.
  • The issue does not occur for non-root folders (e.g., H:\Downloads\tmp).
  • The issue is reproducible on a clean installation with default configuration.

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Source: spacedriveapp/spacedrive