Windows Home Server bug corrupts files
Looks like we've got a definitive answer to "How would you change Windows Home Server?" -- make it so it doesn't corrupt data. Microsoft has just posted a Knowledge Base document saying that it's confirmed WHS corrupts various files when saved to the server by certain apps. The bug affects several MS apps, including Money, Outlook 2007, Vista Photo Gallery, Live Photo Gallery, and SyncToy, but it also hits Quicken, Quickbooks, and -- fatally for a media server -- BitTorrent clients. Microsoft says it's working on a fix, but that in the meantime, you should avoid using WHS with these apps.[Via Computerworld, thanks Tanner E.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr. E @ Dec 27th 2007 4:32PM
It sounds like the problem specifically crops up when directly editing files via a WHS share. I'd recommend everyone using WHS just avoid editing files stored on the WHS server and instead edit locally and use WHS for backup until this is resolved.
Smithee @ Dec 27th 2007 10:19PM
Exactly right, Mr. E. It's amazing how many people out on the web are describing this problem incorrectly.