This doesn't look like an enhancement to me, since theres potential for data loss, I'm switching this to a bug that should be worked on sooner rather than later. It is unexpected to have data cleared when running an update.
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This doesn't look like an enhancement to me, since there's potential for data loss, I'm switching this to a bug that should be worked on sooner rather than later. It is unexpected to have data cleared when running an update.