Windows Home Server file corruption [fixed]

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[Update: This problem has since been patched by the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1]

WHS has a bug which may corrupt and destroy data copied to it, thus defeating the purpose of providing safe backup:

SYMPTOMS
When you use certain programs to edit files on a home computer that uses Windows Home Server, the files may become corrupted when you save them to the home server. This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
• You edit files that are located in a shared folder on the home server.
• You use one of the following programs to edit the files or to save the files to the home server:
• Windows Vista Photo Gallery
• Windows Live Photo Gallery
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Money 2007
• SyncToy 2.0 Beta
• uTorrent
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Photoshop Elements
• Zune Software
• Apple iTunes

• TagScanner
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Adobe Lightroom
• Intuit Quicken
• MS Digital Image Library
• MP3BookHelper
• ACDSee
• WinAmp
• Windows Media Player 11
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Visual DataFlex.
Also affects Quicken, Quickbooks, and BitTorrent clients.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/windows-home-server-bug-corrupts-files/

STATUS
To resolve this problem, install the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 update.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/946676/en-us?spid=12624

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  10. Other programs now …
    Other programs now acknowledged by Microsoft as causing corruption: uTorrent, Intuit QuickBooks, Photoshop Elements, Zune Software, Apple iTunes, TagScanner, Mozilla Thunderbird, Adobe Lightroom, Intuit Quicken, MS Digital Image Library, MP3BookHelper, ACDSee, WinAmp, Windows Media Player 11, Microsoft Office Excel, Visual DataFlex.
    A fix is ‘planned for June 2008.’

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    That’s what it sounds like: ‘As a precautionary measure, users should use Windows Explorer or a command-line tool to copy files to and from the Windows Home Server-based computer. Do not use applications to directly edit or change files that are stored on the Windows Home Server-based computer.’

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    So this means that if I use BTorrent on my normal computer and then save it on my server its ok?

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