Because it asks user for Admin-credentials, giving it full access to the system, that's why.
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Adobe Creative Cloud Update Bug Deletes Folders in Mac Root Directory
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Because it asks user for Admin-credentials, giving it full access to the system, that's why.
I like the look of Affinity Photo - I was wonder if they are planning a lightroom replacement, then I read this on their forum....
I'll be keeping an eye on this! For the moment Adobe's Photo subscription is good value, but I get the feeling it's not going to stay cheap for long. I took part in an Adobe survey last year and a lot of the questions were geared towards costs.
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OK, so I have this update, and I'm always logged in. So it deletes the contents of the top folder in root. According to arstechnica, for those who aren't using BackBlaze, this is an invisible folder called ".DocumentRevisions-V100" which "stores data required for Mac autosave and Version history functions to work properly" and "Deleting its contents could have negative consequences.". So the contents of that folder have been deleted? What are the "negative consequences"? What should I do?
Holy crap I didn't know about Affinity and am so excited to try it out. Even if Photoshop works for what I do I have always hated using Adobe software and would use something that is designed for intuitive use.
Sort of. This isn't Windows XP. As with all modern OS you need elevated right to modify system folders. I read this issue as the root of the users home folder, which the user does have rights to.
As for asking for rights at install time, that is one time rights. You are not granting the app permanent access.
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Affinity and to a lesser extent Pixelmator are amazing products at a great price. However, collaboration is a problem since your peers must m also have it if you want to stay in the native format. This is made worse by not having Windows versions.
These apps are so good that they prevented me from getting a Surface Pro. I haven't found a great PS alternative on Windows.
what about Lightroom? LR is a photographer's #1 tool
the only real option is capture one, but it's not at the same price point...
Intuit had similar happen some years ago with a QuickBooks update. Deleted everything on the desktop.
We made a killing selling data recovery software at that time as they had to reimburse for the purchase. We also made an app that was little Little Snitch for your apps. It gave you the option of preventing an app from accessing or updating files without your permission. Sandboxing everything on your system.
We made a killing selling data recovery software at that time as they had to reimburse for the purchase. We also made an app that was little Little Snitch for your apps. It gave you the option of preventing an app from accessing or updating files without your permission. Sandboxing everything on your system.
You are correct. And that is unfortunate.
They are a bad company from top to bottom. They have a few key apps mostly used by professionals. They have lousy support and annoying marketing. They are unresponsive to customers, and either don't understand or don't care what their customers want. Sounds a lot like a certain company from Redmond...
You don't need to do anything and there really is not much harm in deleting the contents of that folder. All it is is versions of documents etc. you were working on in apps that support auto version saving (since Lion). So for example if you were working on a Pages document for an hour and saved then quit the app, you would still have all your data saved in the document, but if that folder is deleted, the auto saved versions that were created in the time between when you started editing the document and the time you manually saved would be gone. But the final, saved version is still intact.
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The "some reason" is that Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are the industry standards and if you work as a designer, you have to be in their system.
Anybody remember when QuarkXPress was the untouchable king? Yeah.
My ".DocumentRevisions-V100" folder is not deleted and I can't see if the content inside is gone.
But then again, if it (only) is a temporary auto-version-save-function as Weaselboy wrote, it doesn't scary me anymore.
Thanks - and have a nice saturday
But then again, if it (only) is a temporary auto-version-save-function as Weaselboy wrote, it doesn't scary me anymore.
Thanks - and have a nice saturday
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A coworker of mine was having his folders delete themselves yesterday. We had no idea what was going on. The thing that sucks though is that those are his job folders where he stores the files he's working on, so he lost a few hours of work because of this bug.
Also, somehow it happened to him TWICE yesterday!
At least they're fixing it.
Also, somehow it happened to him TWICE yesterday!
At least they're fixing it.
It will be years before newcomers are able to equal the professional-level features of Adobe’s print-centric apps. RGB images for web and digital purposes have lightweight requirements for publishing. When you prepare art for press, the technical requirements and options are more complex…if you want predictable results. It has taken Adobe decades to tackle those requirements and—equally impressive—make the task less laborious and more flexible for users.
If someone is a recreational artist, it makes sense for them to use a cheaper alternative. If you’re a fulltime professional, you’re wasting your time with wannabe apps.
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204899
From this support doc., here is what is protected by SIP. So it would not include that folder.
- /System
- /usr
- /bin
- /sbin
- Apps that are pre-installed with OS X
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