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By Rogue Anime - 8 Years Ago
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~BREAKING WINDOWS BAD NEWS~
Friends - the latest news from Microsoft is that the latest Windows 10 'update'
deletes random files and folders - If you have the option to NOT update yet,
WAIT! Microsoft is halting further updates until this is resolved, but too late
for MANY users. :crazy: :pinch: BEWARE! ~V~
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By animagic - 8 Years Ago
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Thanks for the warning... I have Windows 10 Pro, which allows me to delay updates, but Home users are not so lucky.
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By wires - 8 Years Ago
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The general release was planned for Oct.9th, so most users should be safe.
I received a mail warning from AVID last week warning users of their software, Media Composer, Pro-Tools and Sibelius, not to install the update because it prevents said software from working correctly - the warning was also posted on their Forum. These are products that are being used in the production of Hollywood films, TV productions around the world and in major sound recording studios. The free AVID software - Media Composer|First and Pro-Tools|First are also affected.Thankfully AVID get a pre-release version for testing and always warn users if there are any known issues with an update. These warnings are "normally" only sent to Apple OS users because it seems that Apple are always screwing up something with new releases. The only time that I had such a warning regarding anything Windows was when 10 was first available, it took AVID about 2 months after release to get Media Composer working with it, since then there don't seem to have been any problems - serious or not.
Microsoft seems to have really screwed up this time though, and I am very glad that a professional company like AVID takes their customers' well being, and livelihood, seriously.
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By Rogue Anime - 8 Years Ago
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THANKFULLY I still use Windows 7pro - but since most folks are in Windows 10, I thought it best to post this for everyone the minute I heard about it. Good luck ~V~
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By Christy0 - 8 Years Ago
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Thanks for the warning guys, I've always let windows update when available as they're always saying update for the best security and protection. Will wait before going on this one. Thanks.
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By Peter (RL) - 8 Years Ago
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I upgraded three computers to the October Update (1809) and thankfully I only lost my Microsoft Edge Favourites on one computer (easily got them back from another computer). The other two were fine.
Definitely worth waiting for the update to be fixed before taking the chance though.
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By FrankGarrett316 - 8 Years Ago
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I wonder if creating a System Restore point would help?
Then again, I guess any automatic, critical update automatically creates a restore point anyway. Would that not preserve personal files?
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By danielswright2311_182877 - 8 Years Ago
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My computer updated and did not delete any files, I was lucky.
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By Zeronimo - 8 Years Ago
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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.
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By TheOldBuffer - 8 Years Ago
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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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By wires - 8 Years Ago
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Peter (RL) (10/7/2018)
I upgraded three computers to the October Update (1809) and thankfully I only lost my Microsoft Edge Favourites on one computer (easily got them back from another computer). The other two were fine.
Definitely worth waiting for the update to be fixed before taking the chance though.
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.
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By TheOldBuffer - 8 Years Ago
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Thanks for the info Gerry. I'll give it a try
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By justaviking - 8 Years Ago
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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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By Peter (RL) - 8 Years Ago
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wires (10/8/2018)
Peter (RL) (10/7/2018)
I upgraded three computers to the October Update (1809) and thankfully I only lost my Microsoft Edge Favourites on one computer (easily got them back from another computer). The other two were fine.
Definitely worth waiting for the update to be fixed before taking the chance though.
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.
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.
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By Peter (RL) - 8 Years Ago
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justaviking (10/8/2018)
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?
Not sure of the source but Microsoft would never say "Stop using your computer immediately" and call this number.
That sounds decidedly dodgy and looks like scammers to me.
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By justaviking - 8 Years Ago
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Peter (RL) (10/8/2018)
justaviking (10/8/2018)
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?
Not sure of the source but Microsoft would never say "Stop using your computer immediately" and call this number.
That sounds decidedly dodgy and looks like scammers to me.
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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By 4u2ges - 8 Years Ago
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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.
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By Snarp Farkle - 8 Years Ago
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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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