Stop using AmiSystemRestore (until a fix is released)

I've had reported to me a nasty bug in AmiSystemRestore, which could potentially cause it to wipe everything in a folder or even a whole partition. As such, I must advise people to stop using AmiSystemRestore (remove it from your WbStartup), until I can release a fix. If it has already affected you, then I can only apologise.

The bug is very likely to happen if you have RunInUAE installed on your Sys: partition, and you have run more than one ADF games with it. In that case AmiSystemRestore is very likely to delete everything in the folder containing your ADF games. If your ADF games are in the root of your partition, then the whole partition would be wiped.

This bug is due to unexpected/unintended behaviour when a soft link on the Sys: partition points to a folder.

Cheers for the heads up. Is a fix imminent?

@ddni
I believe I have fixed it, but I am waiting for the original reporter to confirm it fixes their problem (although if he takes too long I'll release the fix anyway).

A fix (beta7) has now been uploaded to OS4Depot & Aminet. I hope to make a news item when the new version is available for download, although other things may delay that a bit.

P.S. Most of the delay in releasing this fix was down to me (i.e. NOT the original bug reporter).

Excellent thanks a lot Chris