It’s not often that alerts are issued as quickly as Microsoft just sent. This helps to see the magnitude of the problem, which affects a large number of people around the world, both in Windows 10 and in the current version Windows 11. As the company indicates, the problem they are suffering could lead to losing filesso you should be very attentive.
For now there is no solution
Worst of all, Microsoft, although transparency is appreciated, has been very clear about the situation the operating system is in right now. He has recognized that there is no solution and that, although they are working on it, they cannot make a specific forecast about the moment in which everything will be fixed. Therefore, they ask users to be careful.
Also, an important factor is that, when incidents of this type have occurred in the past, they may have affected only certain versions of Windows. But, on this occasion, as Microsoft itself has indicated, the ruling affects all editions. Whether you use Windows 10 or Windows 11 you will be exposed to this problem. The only good news about what has happened is that it only happens intermittently and not in all cases.
What exactly happens?
Microsoft He calls it “intermittent failures.”. Therefore, when you are copying files, saving files or attaching files with 32-bit applications, you might find that the process is interrupted and does not finish. The number of times this error will occur will increase if you use certain professional security applications, at least those that offer extended file attributes.
Specifically, they ensure that errors occur with those services that have the CopyFile API integrated into their tools. From what it seems, yes, in Windows File Explorer There should be no problem, at least for now. However, it is recommended to be attentive to all the file movements you make to make sure that you have them and that you do not lose anything.
In addition, Microsoft also mentions that errors are common in Office applications, but only in 32-bit versions. On the plus side, if you experience a problem with Office, whose tools include Excel or Word, among others, the message “Document not saved” will always appear, so you just have to repeat the action to make sure there is no problem. Microsoft specifies that it is unlikely that this Office error will be suffered at the domestic level, although one should not lower their guard either.
Finally, the company assures in its message that they are working on it and that they will issue a public statement as soon as they have a solution or more information. They have also decided to end their message by saying that in order to narrow down the issue, if anyone runs into this error “just try to save or copy again«. They end up remembering that it is an intermittent error and that, with another try, there should be no problem. However, surely you had already reached that same conclusion without Microsoft telling you. In any case, stay alert to what may happen to your files and thus you will not regret any loss.
