I've had problems with quite a few Windows updates since the beginning of the year, one thing I did do was to set my connection status to a "Metered" connection which prevents Microsoft from installing most of the silly updates that I just used to have to hunt down and uninstall them.  iObit's Uninstaller has a windows update uninstall feature that I have been using also. 

Using the Metered Connection setting won't harm your computer, you'll still get important updates if needed. You can turn it on or off anytime.

You'll need to read up on this approach yourself which you can find in the WiFi settings also.  Here's some pics to help you find the setting if you want to explore this further.



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"Stop using your computer" makes a lot of sense in this particular case. The more you use computer after something was deleted, the less chances you have to recover it.
I am for once, disabled automatic updates altogether. I do it only after making sure whatever heck they released is stable.

It was a "news feed" on my phone.  It might have been from "Engadget" or similar reputable source of tech news.  I cleared it so it's not on my phone anymore.

It would make sense, though, to stop using your computer until you get the files recovered so you don't overwrite those sectors of the disk.

I did a bit of quick Googling...
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/08/microsoft-windows-10-missing-files-fix/
https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-10-update-missing-files-recovery/#eOF5wIeH.mqU

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Thanks for the tip.

Yes the Microsoft Edge favourites is known but it had never happened to me until this update. I always have everything backed up anyway way so it wasn't a major concern.

Strangely I already had one computer getting Windows Insider fast track builds and never encountered any missing files with the early builds of 1809.


                                                                

Peter
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I got a news feed that say Microsoft will recover your deleted files.
1) Stop using your computer immediately
2) Call 1-800-MICROSOFT and their tech team has the tools needed to recover files

I'm guessing you give them permission to run a "file recovery" utility on your computer.  Of course you trust them to do that, right?

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Desktop (homebuilt) - Windows 10, Ryzen 9 3900x CPU, GTX 1080 GPU (8GB), 32GB RAM, Asus X570 Pro motherboard, 2TB SSD, terabytes of disk space, dual  monitors.
Laptop - Windows 10, MSI GS63VR STEALTH-252, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060 (6GB), 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD

Thanks for the info Gerry. I'll give it a try

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The issue with Edge Favourites has been known for a few years, but because it appears to be so random Microsoft still haven't been able to tie the cause down.

There is however help available in the form of "Edge Manage" a really great utility provided by a guy called Emmet Gray. It's free, very easy to use and can be downloaded here. The Backup and Restore functions are available under the "Utilities" menu, but it can do a lot more that just that if required.

I've been using it since version 1.3, the Favourites backups are all date and time named to allow for specific restores if needed.


Gerry

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Every time windoze 10 updates it changes a lot of things and just before an update some apps stop working properly until I do the update. 
Big brother's got us by the balls. 

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I also updated my computer a week ago, and I did not notice any file missing.
Note: It takes at least an hour to complete this update.