Microsoft admits to Zip file wiping bug and fixes it — but not for Win10 1809 customers

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Remember the data destroying bug in Win10 version 1809 that may or may not overwrite files when they’re coming from a zip? Microsoft has finally ackno
[See the full post at: Microsoft admits to Zip file wiping bug and fixes it — but not for Win10 1809 customers]

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GreatAndPowerfulTech, abbodi86

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Interesting, because Microsoft fixed the bug in the next-next version of Windows, 19H1, in build 18262…

Yeah, well… they probably put all hopes on that edition…

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Who still use native zip extraction anyway, 7-zip/WinRar already won that war 😀

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lanceboil, BobbyB

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But, Microsoft bundle it with their latest and greatest flagship OS so…
yeah, winRAR or 7-Zip it is for better compression levels and now RELIABILITY! 🙂

If debian is good enough for NASA...

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BobbyB

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I found the bug a couple of weeks ago and installed 7Zip, not realizing that it was more than just my PC acting up. At least 7Zip works as expected, unlike Windows 10.

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BobbyB

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Yes and the bug reports get taken seriously, and all users get the repairs!

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Simple workaround for 1809 until fixed in a couple of weeks:

Extract all files from the Zip file to a new folder (before moving a file to an existing folder with same filename).

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/if-you-copy-files-from-a-zip-file-without/18c78dcb-8ec6-4d82-90c6-31b90a428fc7

(Yes, this was already hinted at in the original post here; but I was slow to understand the rare circumstances which could cause a file to be “wiped”.)

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