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Windows ZIP fallback destructively deletes local files

Cluster 87304 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-23 11:54 UTC

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These issues and fixes address a Windows-specific bug where the ZIP fallback update path triggers inappropriately—on dependency failures or dirty working trees—and permanently deletes uncommitted changes and untracked files. The work focuses on adding guards to prevent this destructive behavior.

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#92013 fix(update): ZIP fallback no longer destroys user work or the desktop build (#87331, #91962, #87304, #70337 — salvage #87878 + #70477)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cmd_update.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_fallback_guards.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_release_preserve.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_symlink_reject.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 1

#87327 fix(update): stop ZIP fallback from wiping local files on Windows · done elsewhere → eac3f64, #87878, #87304
#87392 fix(update): prevent destructive Windows ZIP fallback · done elsewhere → eac3f64, #87304, #87327, #87878
#87878 fix(update): don't ZIP-fallback on dependency failures or dirty trees (salvage #87327) · merged via another change → #92013, #87327

Closed issues · 1

Closed#87304Windows: ZIP fallback fires on a dependency failure and permanently deletes uncommitted changes + untracked files (no dirty-tree guard)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #92013
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 3 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Aug 2026

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