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Published onOctober 25, 2018

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Yet again, Microsoft has had to confirm another issue regarding its Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

According toM. Hammer, a Microsoft Agent and Community Moderator, “If you copy files from a .ZIP file without extracting them, they might not be copied or moved correctly, even though it looks like they have been.”

There appears to beanother known issue with the October 2018 Updatethe consent prompt for placing unzipped files is missing and results in either misplaced content or no placement at all despite the operation appearing to be complete.

This failure can occur in the following scenarios:

There is a silver lining in all this mess, according to Hammer, despite the normal inclination to redo the process, users shouldn’t worry about duplicating or overwritten content as the process just silently fails with the supposedly moved file simly being removed or deleted.

With that being said, Hammer warns users not to try and Cut and Paste items from a compressed (.zip) folder, doing so might inadvertenly make the files unrecoverable.

Thus far, the best solution is to fully extract the zip folder before copying any filed to a new destination. For anyone, who has already suffered content loss or misplacement, Hammer offers this workaround to recovery:

Restore files from the Recycle Bin

Restore files from Temporary File Directory

That latest Windows 10 October 2018 Update issue futher highlights the seemingly prolematic quality testing that went into this release asRedmond Magazine points outthat that .zip exctract problem may have been a known bug for sometime.

With roughly a week left in the month of October, it seems increasingly unlikely Microsoft will re-release the October 2018 Update on schedule to the general consumer, especially since a fix for .zip extract isn’t estimated until early November.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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