Win 10 October update pulled

Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.

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Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.


Got proof?

Weatherman wrote:
Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.


Got proof?

Found it:

https://www.computerworld.com/articl...-its-wake.html

On 10/06/2018 9:47 AM, FredW wrote:
On Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:36:22 +0200, FredW wrote:

On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 16:06:12 +0200, Weatherman wrote:
Weatherman wrote:
Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.


Got proof?

Found it:

https://www.computerworld.com/articl...-its-wake.html


https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/06/mi...-1809-rollout/


- Known issues updating to Windows 10, version 1809
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/...update-history

We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update
(version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users
missing some files after updating.


I just did a fairly good check on mine, Ver 1809 17763.1 and all data
seems intact, the problem I have is that 7ZIP and Winaero Tweaker would
not work properly and had to be reinstalled.

There also is a problem with moving pagefile from drive C: to Drive D: I
get a message that there is a problem and Windows has created a
temporary 16 MB pagefile, this happens on every boot, So I have left it
on C: for now.

Rene

On 10/6/2018 9:57 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.


Related:

WARNING: 1809 upgrade misplaced/deleted files in C:\Users\Public &&
C:\Users\user
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9l128k/warning_1809_upgrade_misplaceddeleted_files_in/

Windows 10 1809 update deleted all files from Documents!
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-1809-update-deleted-all-files-from/ff608374-2686-4a08-a4c2-caa4caa6d4e1

Windows 1809 update wiped my documents
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9l2v3z/windows_1809_update_wiped_my_documents/e75rgu4/


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On 2018-10-06, Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

Aside from possible random deletion of use files, which will presumably
be fixed before this is rolled out again, what fresh new hell does this
update bring to the table? Any new spying features that system administrators
in a commercial environment need to look at disabling? It's like playing
goddamned whack-a-mole.

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On 06 Oct 2018, Rene Lamontagne wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-10:

I just did a fairly good check on mine, Ver 1809 17763.1 and all
data seems intact, the problem I have is that 7ZIP and Winaero
Tweaker would not work properly and had to be reinstalled.

What problem are you having with 7-Zip? It appears to be working OK for
me... I hope.

On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 16:06:12 +0200, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Weatherman
wrote:

Weatherman wrote:
Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.


Got proof?

Found it:

https://www.computerworld.com/articl...-its-wake.html

Yeah. I was gonna say "Got Google?" but it looks like you already figured
that one out. ;^)

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No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On 10/6/2018 9:57 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.

From what I heard, the problem is triggered if you put your User folder
on a drive other than the C-drive. This is a pretty common procedure
these days as a lot of people have tiny little SSD boot drives which
don't hold a lot of data, and so they put their big data, such as the
User folder in a larger hard drive, D-drive.

This is not the first time this has happened to Microsoft. I remember
the exact same thing happening to me back in the Windows XP days, and
then later in the Windows 7 days. I think it always happened during the
major upgrades like when they released a new Service Pack too. When it
happened to me in the XP days, I grew wise and started backing up. So
when it happened again in Windows 7 times, I just had to restore from
backups. But this was one of the main reasons why I was very concerned
when Microsoft started doing mandatory upgrades, Microsoft always seems
to forget about people placing their User folders elsewhere other than
the default location. It wasn't as big a deal back then, as SSD's
weren't a thing and people moving their user folder to non-default
locations was a rare thing, now it's a major thing!

Yousuf Khan

Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 10/6/2018 9:57 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
Apparently, the original 1809 October update could delete random files
from your user folder. Not good.

It's been pulled. There might be other reasons for it too. IDK.

So if you downloaded an iso with the MCT, and haven't yet used it to
upgrade (migrate) your OS, it's time to throw that copy away and await
further instructions.

From what I heard, the problem is triggered if you put your User folder
on a drive other than the C-drive. This is a pretty common procedure
these days as a lot of people have tiny little SSD boot drives which
don't hold a lot of data, and so they put their big data, such as the
User folder in a larger hard drive, D-drive.

This is not the first time this has happened to Microsoft. I remember
the exact same thing happening to me back in the Windows XP days, and
then later in the Windows 7 days. I think it always happened during the
major upgrades like when they released a new Service Pack too. When it
happened to me in the XP days, I grew wise and started backing up. So
when it happened again in Windows 7 times, I just had to restore from
backups. But this was one of the main reasons why I was very concerned
when Microsoft started doing mandatory upgrades, Microsoft always seems
to forget about people placing their User folders elsewhere other than
the default location. It wasn't as big a deal back then, as SSD's
weren't a thing and people moving their user folder to non-default
locations was a rare thing, now it's a major thing!

Â*Â*Â*Â*Yousuf Khan

I have an SSD and keep all my data on another big hard drive. I did not
move my user folder so I guess that's why I didn't lose anything. My
question is should I use the image I took before updating or not?

On 10/7/2018 3:30 AM, Weatherman wrote:
I have an SSD and keep all my data on another big hard drive. I did not
move my user folder so I guess that's why I didn't lose anything. My
question is should I use the image I took before updating or not?

The boot drive image before the update is only useful if you want to go
back to previous version of Windows 10. Otherwise, it's useless.

Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 10/7/2018 3:30 AM, Weatherman wrote:
I have an SSD and keep all my data on another big hard drive. I did
not move my user folder so I guess that's why I didn't lose anything.
My question is should I use the image I took before updating or not?

The boot drive image before the update is only useful if you want to go
back to previous version of Windows 10. Otherwise, it's useless.


I asked because I'm worried that file deletion wasn't the only bad thing
with this update.

On 10/07/2018 08:40 AM, Weatherman wrote:
Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 10/7/2018 3:30 AM, Weatherman wrote:
I have an SSD and keep all my data on another big hard drive. I did
not move my user folder so I guess that's why I didn't lose anything.
My question is should I use the image I took before updating or not?

The boot drive image before the update is only useful if you want to
go back to previous version of Windows 10. Otherwise, it's useless.


I asked because I'm worried that file deletion wasn't the only bad thing
with this update.
It's never wrong to have more than one backup. What if for some reason
the most recent is corrupt and can't be used?! ... Thus #2.

On 10/06/2018 10:11 PM, Nil wrote:
On 06 Oct 2018, Rene Lamontagne wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-10:

I just did a fairly good check on mine, Ver 1809 17763.1 and all
data seems intact, the problem I have is that 7ZIP and Winaero
Tweaker would not work properly and had to be reinstalled.

What problem are you having with 7-Zip? It appears to be working OK for
me... I hope.


Hi NIL, the Icon disappeared and some other version was in place,
I finally deleted it with Revo uninstaller and downloaded and installed
a fresh copy of 18.05.
Now its OK again.

Rene

Big Al wrote:
On 10/07/2018 08:40 AM, Weatherman wrote:
Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 10/7/2018 3:30 AM, Weatherman wrote:
I have an SSD and keep all my data on another big hard drive. I did
not move my user folder so I guess that's why I didn't lose
anything. My question is should I use the image I took before
updating or not?

The boot drive image before the update is only useful if you want to
go back to previous version of Windows 10. Otherwise, it's useless.


I asked because I'm worried that file deletion wasn't the only bad
thing with this update.
It's never wrong to have more than one backup. What if for some reason
the most recent is corrupt and can't be used?! ... Thus #2.

I had two Macrium backups corrupted by bad RAM.
The RAM has since been replaced, and the backups
are good again.

You do want to run the "Verify" once in a while.
Even though it cannot detect every possible failure,
in my case it paid off. I threw those two backups away,
as I don't know of a way to slice up a bad backup and
restore the good bits of it.

Paul