Microsoft is investigating as Windows 10 users report deleted files and lower battery life after installing the latest update

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https://www.businessinsider.com/windows-10-october-update-deleted-files-battery-2018-10?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral

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Affected users quickly noticed that files in their user directory — where folders like Documents and Pictures are found - were missing after the update. Even after reverting the update to the previous version of Windows, the files were still gone. One user on the Microsoft support forum said they lost over 200 GB of files after installing the update. Other forum members reported similar issues

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win7 for the win

[Kurapica]

 

[Progman]

This is old news - the update was already pulled, investigated and fixed and re-released to release preview stream:

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/10/09/updated-version-of-windows-10-october-2018-update-released-to-windows-insiders/