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>> it's still randomly losing files.

Whoa, no. That is a huge code red for me as a creative. Especially in the music folder. I work at all crazy times of day and night, inspiration hits, and is often impossible to replace. Not alright.




A recent major Windows update deleted user documents as well. [0]

Seems like it's chaos everywhere. Maybe a conspiracy by Big Backup.

[0] https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+deleted+docum...


I’m guessing it was a bug in the Music app, or remote deletion because of new versions/format/DRM but the Music app didn’t notify.

Or I did indeed delete them myself but can’t recall. I had no reason to.


That’s why as a creative you should be using a backup solution. With modern internet connections backing up is quick and efficient. File loss should be expected on the FS. Many things can and will go wrong one day.


A big No to that. File loss should be expected due to disk failure, but certainly not "on the file system." That's like saying data loss should be expected in a database. If your FS loses files, get a better FS.


It's not usually the FS itself losing them, but some process getting misled into deleting the wrong directory.


Having a backup still doesn't excuse Catalina for that bug.


Didn’t say it did. But doesn’t matter what OS you’re on, data might get lost at the hardware or software level.


In which case, your point was quite tangential to what was being discussed before, no?


adapting to something wrong is no progress at all but the opposite

(so what you are saying is that the backup is not buggy? ;) or having cool AI perhaps deciding when a situation is not for backup because it is a wrong situation, now that would be a cute feature, working hard developing cool ML techniques to recognise and handle elementary system f* ups!)




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