Snow Leopard Guest Account Deletes Data
by Nina, posted on November 1, 2009
“Ooops! All of your computer data was just deleted. Sorry about your luck!” – This is not the official Apple response to Snow Leopard users, but it could be. In the latest Snow Leopard bad news, users are reporting that login to ‘Guest Account’ is causing mass file deletion. Even accidental login to the Snow Leopard’s ‘Guest Account’ will cause files to evaporate off your machine. The bug has not been officially addressed by Apple and users are warned to stay away from this feature until a fix is available.
The ‘Guest Account’ is separate from your main profile login. However, the bug in the operating system is causing main profile files to be deleted. It is important to stay away from this option or completely disable it. A visitor to your home may not know about the bug and could accidentally trigger a complete meltdown.
Some Snow Leopard users are reporting the file deletion bug after upgrading their machine to OS X 10.6.
Snow Leopard bug reports have been flooding the internet. Loyal Mac users have been complaining that Snow Leopard has messed up their favorite software. A lot of things are wrong, and some software is no longer syncing. It could be just growing pains, but upgrading your machine could be costing you more than trouble is worth.
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