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February 11, 2016
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This morning's Creative Cloud Update just REMOVED FILES from my computer, how do I contact Adobe??

  • February 11, 2016
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I work at Backblaze.

We are getting a TON of customers reporting that when Adobe Creative Cloud updates

on the Macintosh (which it did this morning 2/11/2016) then it removes the

contents of folder /.bzvol/ which belongs to Backblaze (this folder does

not belong to Adobe Creative Cloud!!)   Removing this folder disables

Backblaze.  Here is an FAQ on it:

.bzvol is missing : Help Desk

Does anybody know how to contact Adobe to ask them to PLEASE STOP
ROLLING THAT UPDATE OUT.  Or possibly stop removing our software's

files?!

If you use Backblaze, you should stop installing Adobe Creative Cloud updates

until they start behaving better.  They might be removing OTHER RANDOM FILES

from the file system?

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Correct answer bhatnaga

I just noticed that creative cloud popped up an update available notice, version 3.5.1.209. Think I'll wait till adobe gives the official release notes before I update this time


Hi,

CC build 3.5.1.209 has the fix for the problem described in this thread. We are rolling out the update and should be available to everyone soon.

Regards,

Anirudh Bhatnagar

Creative Cloud Lead Quality Engineer

30 replies

adobeccstillcrashedmymacb
Participant
July 29, 2017

I had to stop using Photoshop CC on a brand new Macbook pro as it crashed all the same when doing a minimal task such as resizing a small logo.

3 years on,  CC Lightroom didn't install, but CC trashed my Vagrant boxes when it crashed the machine and I had to hard power cycle.

Blogs full of 'Adobe crashes new laptop' . Is it built on Flash??!

kellisswan
Participating Frequently
February 17, 2016

I find it discouraging that some posters find fit to reprimand users for storing files on their root/hard drives. This is akin to blaming the victim for the crime. Let's talk about "best practices." Best practices includes thoroughly testing software before it's released. Best practices includes immediately notifying customers if a dangerous problem is noticed. Best practices includes great customer service when you screw up. Let's focus on what really went down here. (Yes, I had a root drive folder nearly wiped out. Yes, I had plenty of local backups. But seriously, does adobe get a free pass on this?  Just when is enough enough? Many of us are running app updates all the time, updating OS, and doing other extra security measures like 2-step authentication. When the hacker turns out to be your paid service, it's pretty sad.)

Participant
February 16, 2016

i have 3.5.1.206 but cannot update to 3.5.1.209 ... seems that the installer

cannot download Creative Cloud Desktop ... always hang at 2%.

ProDesignTools
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 16, 2016

seekind-mc wrote:

i have 3.5.1.206 but cannot update to 3.5.1.209 ... seems that the installer

cannot download Creative Cloud Desktop ... always hang at 2%.

Try the installer direct links instead. They were given on the previous page of this discussion.

The CC Desktop app installer is given near the bottom of the table there... Just make sure to follow the download instructions first, before clicking on it.

Participant
February 16, 2016

ProDesignTools‌ Thank you for the tipp but i have already tried this without knowing it...

I found the download link to the cc desktop installer in an xml file .. but cannot download it ...

not either via the download link from your page ...


February 16, 2016

Is anyone else having kernal panics while cc .209 is running...

I had to shut it down to keep my mac from staying face down in the mud....

Participant
February 15, 2016

The spin Adobe  are are putting on Twitter is such a bunch of BS...Saying it's been resolved? HA! Where are our lost files?

Adobe Customer Care (@AdobeCare) | Twitter

Participant
February 15, 2016

It's been FOUR days now and Adobe has failed to make an official statement or provide help to affected users.

Totally irresponsible and I will not be renewing my cloud subscription.

DaveChap
Known Participant
February 15, 2016

They did make a statement and also noted it in the release notes. You can't argue that Adobe pulled the update almost immediately and then issued the post about it. Also, they worked to provide an update on Sunday.

Release Notes for the CC App:

Release notes for the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app

Statement made Friday:

Creative Cloud Desktop Mac Issue | Adobe Customer Care Team

Participant
February 15, 2016

Yes but I had to google to find out why I was having problems two days after the fact.

I never received any email from Adobe and had no idea where my lost data went until I logged into Backblaze

Sent from my iPhone

Participating Frequently
February 15, 2016

‌One question : WHY hasn't Adobe advised users DIRECTLY that they may have been affected?

Finding this out problem from third parties hardly builds trust. And scrabbling to work out what (if anything) has happened to my data is not a good use of my time. Thanks for nothing, Adobe.

February 15, 2016

If Adobe had half a brain they would rapidly and proactively get out in front of this (partnering with Apple if need be) with an aggressive program to recover customer's lost data.  They need to take full responsibility for this.

Initially they need to identify the most likely folders that were affected and communicate that to customers with an initial fix

Their trust was compromised with the recent Lightroom debacle and now this...

Wow, any semblance of trust is gone!!!

Inspiring
February 15, 2016

I still wonder just how many people out there may not even be aware of the situation with the updater and are struggling with the problem, thinking it's something they inadvertently did, or that their hardware may be failing them. Unless you follow the forums, etc. you may have not have received word of the updater issue. I don't recall actually receiving an email from Adobe regarding the matter. I have been receiving the Adobe Forum emails so I'm seeing that there are many others in the same situation as me, where I had a folder named on the root level beginning with an inserted space. And I too did lose hours of work. At this time, I've simply turned off the 'cloud' and will continue working with my CS6 versions of software until such time that I need to get back onto the cloud for a specific application.

Participating Frequently
February 15, 2016

I agree with you!  The only reason I found out about this was because I have Backblaze as my backup and they discovered the problem.  I have heard NOTHING from Adobe. 

Participant
February 15, 2016

I am on Mac OS X, 10.8 I think I am affected by this error from Adobe. I think my .vol folder contents were deleted.  By my bad luck, my clone backups were run end of day 2/12 and 2/13 :-(   after the CC upgrade of .206

Now when I create a folder, I get a message to input my mac os x password.

I can't find anything on google (yet) that shows what should be in .vol folders.  That is my first hidden folder with write access.  Does anyone know what files are supposed to be in there ?