This is exactly why I do manual updates for pretty much all my software. Any time I mention it, people hound me with "what about security issues!"

uh oh yeah thats a concern, but I will take that risk over shit like this where personal files are just getting wiped. Most users dont need bleeding edge software. You can run months behind and be fine in most cases.

I read release notes. When an update comes out, unless some big feature that I need is introduced, I skip it.