diff --git a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
index 9e73fd652cf09db2f5a4f8b8b64162fce64d7729..eec39da22707de22924e3adae116e9e41d231544 100644
--- a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
 
         # remove untracked files and performs a hard reset on git branch to avoid update issues
         if sickbeard.GIT_RESET:
-            self.clean()
+            #self.clean() # This is removing user data and backups
             self.reset()
 
         if self.branch == self._find_installed_branch():