Snow Leopard SNAFU: Bug Deletes All User Data
Posted 10/13/09 at 04:50:23 PM by Paul Lilly
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Following the launch of Windows 7 next week, if Microsoft's upcoming OS can avoid deleting user data, it will have bragging rights over Apple's recently released Snow Leopard. That's because Snow Leopard users have been reporting lost data due to a bug in the OS.
"We are aware of the issue, which occurs only in extremely rare cases, and we are working on a fix," an Apple representative said in a prepared statement Monday.
According to the complaints, the problem crops up when a user logs into the Guest account, whether on purpose or by accident. Once the user logs out and then back into their regular one, users are greeted with a fully reset account where all the data has been eradicated, just as if they had created a new one.
Users initially reported that the data was unrecoverable, but Cnet published steps on how to restore the files from a Time Machine backup to a new, identical user profile, although the method can take over two hours to complete, Neowin.net reports.
Delayed Reaction
Submitted by Nahalem on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:42am
My favorite part of this whole story is that this bug was reported to Apple back in SEPTEMBER! Yes, September, over a month ago. And only now did Apple release a statement that they were aware of the problem. That would be just like them... "Oh a serious flaw in our software that deletes all of a users data, hmm sounds like something something we can cover up for a while."
Submitted by Nahalem on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:40am
My favorite part of this whole story is that this bug was reported to Apple back in SEPTEMBER! Yes, September, over a month ago. And only now did Apple release a statement that they were aware of the problem. That would be just like them... "Oh a serious flaw in our software that deletes all of a users data, hmm sounds like something something we can cover up for a while."
Submitted by Nahalem on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:39am
My favorite part of this whole story is that this bug was reported to Apple back in SEPTEMBER! Yes, September, over a month ago. And only now did Apple release a statement that they were aware of the problem. That would be just like them... "Oh a serious flaw in our software that deletes all of a users data, hmm sounds like something something we can cover up for a while."
Submitted by quantumnerd on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 8:18pm
Post didn't reply correctly *grumble grumble*
Submitted by snapple00 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 7:28pm
I hate to say this you rabid Windows users, but when my mac deleted all my data, not only did Apple send me a coupon for a free Macbook pro, but my deleted data traversed the airwaves and mutated into a program that not only recovered my data, but finished all my work.
Submitted by mattman059 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 6:05pm
i really wanted to write a comment that bashed mac and apple for what a major fail this is...but..damn. So much has already been said :P
Quiz Time!
Submitted by Havok on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 5:22pm
When has Microsoft ever let an OS play a delete card on their end users? I can't remember.
'Apple, it just works........at deleting your bragging rights.'
CLICK.
Submitted by arkweld on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 8:54am
Answer:
Last week. When Microsoft data centers wiped the information of every single user on the Sidekick network.
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Submitted by K0BALT on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 4:38pm
I love the featured related article that's linked from this page: "Apple Snow Leopard Sales Set New Record"
FAIL
Submitted by TheMaverick on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 7:35pm
Hey fellas, this guy is soft on Apple!
Submitted by YoshiHNS on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 4:29pm
looks like they lied about the 0 new features.
hahahhahahahahahahahha!!!!
Submitted by nsk chaos on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:58pm
hahahhahahahahahahahha!!!! in yo faces mac noobers!!!! hahahahahahahahah
lol =) im normally not this mean but....i H8 MACS!!! soz.
Submitted by quantumnerd on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 8:19pm
You have won 9001 internets for being captain obvious!
Submitted by mlee19 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:38pm
ROFL!!!!!!!APPLE..."SITUATION NORMAL ALL FUCKED UP" sounds like them.
Submitted by ExarKun1138 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:13pm
I've been running Windows 7 Professional for about 2 weeks now and must say, THAT bug hasn't happened, and I will say Windows 7 is much nicer and a better OS and Snow Leopard. Looks like the Mac World got a bug that not even the lauded Vista ever had! HAHAHAHA!!!
Submitted by van_helblaze on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:00pm
wow, that sucks for mac users.
Now that is priceless. The
Submitted by cup on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:40pm
Now that is priceless.
The Mac-istas, though, will still probably find a way to spin it in their favor. :|
~Cup
*nearly every day of my life is some kind of computer hell*
Submitted by TimberWolf on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:26pm
So you want to erase all yoru data? Theres an app for that.
Submitted by powerman123 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:37pm
lmao
Submitted by DriZzLe on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:18pm
Now with exclusive feature- iDelete.
OH MY GOD! HAHAHAHAHA -Santos
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:20pm
OH MY GOD! HAHAHAHAHA
-Santos
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:12pm
Sucks for them. *Runs regedit and deletes keys randomly.* XD
-Santos
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