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Tread Carefully: Windows 10 October Update Might Be Deleting Your Files

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According to a number of reports that have been popping around Reddit, Microsoft’s support website and other forums out there, the latest Windows 10 update seems to be deleting user documents and, in some cases, even their entire profiles.

If you haven’t manually checked for updates and installed the version just yet, you’re still safe, as Microsoft has not been pushing it on Windows Update, but the number of people who have done it is increasing, as you can tell just by doing a simple Google search.

According to an user on Spiceworks, there might be a solution, if this has happened to you – do not do anything to your machine to begin with, as any alteration might disrupt the deleted files and cause you to lose them for good. The only possible solution is that you can download the free version of Recuva, and hopefully, the files will be easily recovered.

This action might not necessarily work for everyone – Recuva has been reported to simply crash when it attempts to access the Windows 10 Storage Spaces data-protection feature but if you find yourself in the position of having lost all your files, it might be worth a shot.

Some Reddit users have reported partial success using the software, with some having recovered a number of their lost files but a few of them had already been long overwritten.

The reports are currently being investigated, but if you do choose to take the plunge, make sure all your documents are backed up.

The question on everyone’s minds at the moment is how did Microsoft not catch the bug during beta testing. The company did not release any official statements concerning the issue, but we will keep you posed about any updates on the story.

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