[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17680: Using "update automatically" can destroy a theme in a Windows environment

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#17680: Using "update automatically" can destroy a theme in a Windows environment
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 Reporter:  blurback                |       Owner:  dd32
     Type:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install         |     Version:
 Severity:  major                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by knutsp):

 I've run several production sites on Windows 2008 for several years. This
 problem happens only when I open the theme or plugin folder through
 Windows Explorer while at the same time doing an update of the same
 theme/plugin through WordPress. The update will fail and theme/plugin will
 be gone.

 It has happened that I have forgot to navigate up, or to close Explorer,
 overnight, and this has happened during an automatic update.

 This is an edge case, and I guess it may happen mostly for developers, who
 will be able to delete the folder completely and reinstall.

 A wontfix is not unreasonable unless there are many support cases having
 this problem.

 A fix could also be not to require a folder to be deleted, to proceed with
 an update, as long as it's empty. I'm not sure why and update must fail if
 the folder itself is not deleted, but I guess there is a reason.

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