Found a bug in Automator

First off I would like to say hello, This is my first time posting on this forum.
Anyway, I've discovered a bug in Automator. I've wrote a simple script that I use to back up my work documents from a folder on my master HDD (WDC WD2500JS-41SGB0) to a folder on my backup HDD (WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0).
I noticed however in my testing, that if you are watching the folder you have chosen for it to copy the files to while the script is running, the files (not all of the but most) will not show up in that folder...After further testing I noticed that the sizes of the backup folder is the exact size it should be so the files are there, they just must be hidden.
If you are not watching that folder while the script is running, everything goes just as it should.

Right. However, if you don't have the option checked to show during processing, you can't pass a string of text that would be unique to the current operation. For instance, you could configure Automator's Rename Finder Items to always pass, "Disney Trip" appended by a numeric ticker. However, if you wanted to rename your vacation photos to "Santa Cruz" with a numeric ticker, you'd have to go in and edit the Automator routine before execution. This tells us that something in the Automator's execution routine no longer recognizes string input at runtime (show options while running). I hope it's an easy fix... and that Apple fixes it quickly.

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