Windows 10 October 2018 Update is available with several new features but it turns out that the update is causing more hard than good for some users. Your last comment was arrogant and unnecessary. Remove Windows Update Files and Cached Data This is the second method to delete Windows update files and other cached data or temporary files. The referred me to a local Microsoft Store to look at my computer and the store agent told me the same thing that the data was not on my computer and they do not do data recovery and I better contact a data recovery company called Seagate at my cost. If you want to help someone, try kindness. I cannot believe this, I had important files.
But the recovered files will probably take a while to sort through. It's the discussion thread at the top of this Windows 10 forum, at the link below: And as mentioned in those posts, I've now installed Version 1809 on three different computers and I've had no problems with losing files or anything else in particular, except for a few settings which were changed back to default. I do not have backup for this because I think the system upgrade should never ever touch non-system drive. Don't keep files on your desktop. I then proceeded to go about my daily routine. Also some programs got are gone but i don't have any saves now.
Some users have traced it to OneDrive, which may have gotten confused by the latest update and started overwriting files in user folders. I wasn't disagreeing with the importance of backups and I certainly know who's responsibility that is, the user's. So the question is one of style, that is, a matter of social graces. It's more slow and it says that i don't have any restore points! It should be noted that the Group Policy Editor is a Windows 10 Pro-exclusive feature by default. Just press windows key + r and in the run command box just enter %temp% and hit enter delete all the files in the folder.
To guard against any such future shenanigans, I have moved the files concerned which I had a backup copy of into my OneDrive Documents folder. Why do you think businesses are so hot on daily backups? Redirecting one or more Known Folders does not, however, remove the original folder. All those document on my desktop were no longer there as well as the third part programs icons Anaconda, python, Oracle Virtual Box, pictures, my lecture videos, you name it I panicked, I saw 6 Windows. In response the company has promised to update the Feedback Hub tool so that the severity of bugs can be indicated. It's not clear what exactly is causing the problem or how widespread it is, and there is no indication of how long the update will be unavailable. You can backup your data using. As Microsoft is aware of the issues reported by users, a fix is expected to land on Tuesday with several other improvements.
This problem is most clearly of your making, you take my money, I use the service, you cannot allow your system to wreck peoples lives at will. Other users chimed in with similar complaints, both in the forum thread and on social media, as spotted by. Well, firstly, you can avoid installing the update for now, and secondly you can back up all your personal data before starting the update. Update us with the status of the issue. It just wiped out the old directory, along with anything stored within it.
You must manually delete Windows 10 update files or use some third-party application. Update 3: Due to the issue,. On Reddit, user said: I downloaded the assistant, and it started downloading. Personally, I've disabled Windows Update entirely until this issue gets resolved, and it's probably best for you to do the same; temporarily, of course. Similarly, enter temp in the run box and hit enter and go to the folder and delete all the files there. Then try searching for your files again. Blame the manufacturer for the loss of your data? If any of our users have not upgraded to the latest Windows 10 version 1809, then we recommend them to back up the data first, as recommended by all tech companies.
I grabbed a cold beer in anticipation of the rage to follow. In the meantime, Microsoft is asking affected users to contact the company directly if they believe files went missing after applying the update. The first one is deleting from Windows update an installed update file which sometimes causes the issue. Microsoft will soon begin delivering the official release of Windows 10 version 1809, the October 2018 Update. The severity of the bug caused the company to cease distribution of the update last week; the fixed version is now being distributed to Windows Insiders for testing, ahead of a resumption of the wider rollout. In the search box on the taskbar, type indexing, and then select Indexing Options. This works on all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8.
Moreover, if there are still files in the original folder, redirecting doesn't move those files to the new location. On the Properties of the system drive, click Disk Cleanup to open Disk Cleanup for the drive C:. Update: Microsoft is no longer pushing out its October update for Windows 10 as it looks into complaints of missing files after upgrading. If I tried to run the family business this way we would go bankrupt in a month. The is set to begin rolling out officially next week, but anyone can install it now via Windows Update, and of those who have, a growing number have reported that the upgrade has wiped their personal files. I had this happen to me.