Downloads Folder wiped with new build 18362.1

f14tomcat · 25 Mar 2019

Ztruker said:

I submitted a feedback for this. There are probably others but nothing popped up:
Upvote: Remove downloads folder from Disk Cleanup

Just Upvoted, with lengthy comment. Thanks, Rich.

ThrashZone · 25 Mar 2019

Hi,
Downloads folder always effected internet explorer guess smart screen filter... gets borked even in edge no telling
Most ms tech's always recommended emptying the downloads folder with issues with ie in the past along with deleting temp files...

Ztruker · 25 Mar 2019

The Downloads folder should be treated as a temp folder, but most people don't do that. They treat as long term storage so when they lose it, it hurts. Really, really bad decision to include it in disk cleanup. End result is not a whole lot different from the Oct 2018 FU fiasco where users lost all their personal folders, just a smaller disaster.

You would think MS would be very sensitive to this now

f14tomcat · 25 Mar 2019

Ztruker said:

The Downloads folder should be treated as a temp folder, but most people don't do that. They treat as long term storage so when they lose it, it hurts. Really, really bad decision to include it in disk cleanup. End result is not a whole lot different from the Oct 2018 FU fiasco where users lost all their personal folders, just a smaller disaster.

You would think MS would be very sensitive to this now

End of the day, I sync mine to offline with good 'ole SyncToy x64, and clear it. Takes 30 seconds.

Ztruker · 25 Mar 2019

I have mine backed up in at least 3 different places along with all mu other personal data. It's the non-techy user that is going to get hurt though.

f14tomcat · 25 Mar 2019

Ztruker said:

I have mine backed up in at least 3 different places along with all mu other personal data. It's the non-techy user that is going to get hurt though.

I cannot agree more. That's one reason I up-voted your FB and left a lengthy comment. It's a disaster waiting to happen, for some.

ThrashZone · 26 Mar 2019

Hi,
Download folder is isolated from the user folder namely because the high chances of mistakenly downloading infections.....
MS is just finally treating it as such
Even ie11 delete browser history shows download history as a option to delete although it's just the history can give an idea why.

Kind of strange why people use the downloads folder in the first place if they want something as permanent storage place.

f14tomcat · 26 Mar 2019

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Download folder is isolated from the user folder namely because the high chances of mistakenly downloading infections.....
MS is just finally treating it as such
Even ie11 delete browser history shows download history as a option to delete although it's just the history can give an idea why.

Kind of strange why people use the downloads folder in the first place if they want something as permanent storage place.

Lack of understanding it's intended purpose. Vast majority of users wouldn't know a folder from a mouse pad. It's just a thing, a place on their Internet machine. Turn it on, go. Turn it off.

ThrashZone · 26 Mar 2019

Hi,
Best term for downloads folder is sandbox.

jimbo45 · 28 Mar 2019

Hi folks

Agree that Ms shouldn't ever put users folders in "Disk clean up tool" -- there should only be system folder cleanup -- however this has been in the disk cleanup tool for as far back as I can remember -- the moral here is always to check options whether it's an Ms product, part of Windows or in particular anything downloaded from Internet -- probably why so many people get not necessarily malware but other unwanted products on their PC's .

So I know it's boring BUT ALWAYS CHECK CAREFULLY.

Also - this has been said ad Nauseam too -- always take regular backups - then problem solved - just restore the data. (On Macrium you can mount the image backup and then simply restore the data via file explorer).

I'm still amazed that people on these fast / slow rings don't backup their systems - we have to assume people on these rings are hopefully a lot more computer savvy than the average user -- if computer savvy users don't take backups what can you expect from normal users. !!!

Cheers
jimbo