MuntashirAkon/chrome_os_updater

Update Resulted in Data Loss

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#11 opened on Apr 21, 2020

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I just update to r84 Dev(image A) from r81 stable(image B). Then I reboot ,it load B automatically. So I edit grub.cfg on windows. Then it load A and I was asked to sign in (even if my avatar is on the login screen)I sign in. And I lost all data. Everything look like the first time to sign in to the device. Weirdly, last time I used updater(r80 stable to r84 Dev) work well , I didn't lost data.

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Inspect the update script to understand how it modifies the bootloader (GRUB) configuration. Check if there is a backup mechanism for the previous boot entry. Look for potential issues with partition UUID or path handling that could cause the data partition to be overwritten.
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clidevops
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