Windows 10 continues with data loss problems

Microsoft has spent a good part of October trying to fix what went wrong with Windows 10 October 2018 Update when it was released to the public. One of the problems that has attracted the most attention was that of the deleted files, which seems to continue giving headaches.

Windows 10 keeps giving Microsoft some headaches

The biggest problem facing the latest version of Windows 10 that forced Microsoft to stop distributing it to consumers was the problem of file deletion. Although the company had released a cumulative update to help users who had already successfully installed Windows 10 version 1809 fix this issue, there appears to be another one with File Explorer in Windows 10 October Update.

Another data loss error appears in Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Several users have reported that Windows 10 1809 does not alert users to the need to take conflicting measures when it comes to file operations. For example, when extracting files from a Zip archive, the operating system cannot extract files if a file with the same name exists in the same location.

This means that the user does not know or take steps to give the file a different name, since they will believe that the file has been copied to that location. A user on Reddit wrote (via Ghacks)

Another user in an Ask Woody thread writes that this also happens when the operation fails by not overwriting the files and still does not warn users about it.

The files are rewritten, which means that the original data will be lost, or the copy operation fails completely without the user knowing about it. And if the user proceeds to delete the file to be copied believing that they have been copied, it would also create another scenario of data loss.

At the moment, Microsoft has not confirmed these failures. It seems strange that Microsoft is sending such important updates to consumers without proper testing. We will keep you informed.

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