All the technical details aren't here
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| Author | Content |
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| Jeff91 Jan 19, 2015 12:09 AM EDT |
The bug doesn't just remove data in your home folder. It wipes all data on the drive that your current user has permission to remove. |
| Ridcully Jan 19, 2015 1:19 AM EDT |
I'm going to throw a very smelly dead cat into the arena......it's just something that occurred to me, and I am naive enough to ask the question: "Is this a true error, or a deliberate attempt to discredit Steam as gaming begins to shift over to Linux based software ?" Just asking and I am almost certainly seeing things where there are none......but....... |
| seatex Jan 19, 2015 1:35 AM EDT |
Ridcully - I was wondering the exact same thing. This seems to be more than just a bug or a QA oversight. It seems malevolent. |
| Jeff91 Jan 19, 2015 1:44 AM EDT |
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Was likely just lazy code that wasn't tested. ~Jeff |
| seatex Jan 19, 2015 1:56 AM EDT |
Got Steamed? |
| Ridcully Jan 19, 2015 2:15 AM EDT |
Jeff91....you could of course, be right......and I am seeing "monsters" where there are none. But an "all delete error" such as this appears to be is NOT, in my books, something to be explained by sheer stupidity. Dear heavens, I am NOT a programmer or developer, but even I know that a "recursive delete all" is sheer catastrophe on a Linux drive......I hear you Jeff91.....but I remain sceptical. |
| CFWhitman Jan 19, 2015 10:19 AM EDT |
Also, the title of the article is misleading. This actually only happens if you try to move your Steam folder and then run Steam afterward (which symlinks would normally allow you to do with most other programs). |
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