Everything in my downloads folder disappeared when trying to migrate another user. #99
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I am using USMT for Windows 11 and the latest SuperGrate. I was attempting a test back up of a different user. The executable for SuperGrate was in my downloads folder so I set the SuperGratePayloadPath to it. When I started it, almost everything in my downloads folder disappeared. I think I got an error but do be honest, I wasn't really sure because I frantically clicked to stop the process when all my files vanished. I have no idea what happened to the files nor why they were moved. I have included my log. Please tell me they didn't get deleted. |
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Looks like you changed this setting to your downloads folder: It's best to leave this option alone. The only reason I have ever found to change is when the C drive is full and you need more scratch space for USMT to work, like an external drive or something. When Super Grate finishes up, it tries to delete the "SuperGratePayloadPath" folder. |
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It's really not cool for it to just assume it can delete everything. I don't think I've ever come across a program that does that. Usually it warns that the directory is not empty or leaves existing files alone. There shouldn't be any reason for deleting the entire folder contents. This is really poor practice and a big problem. |
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Added a check to prevent Super Grate from using the configured "SuperGratePayloadPath" if the folder already exists. |
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Added a check to prevent Super Grate from using the configured "SuperGratePayloadPath" if the folder already exists.
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