Yes. Disabling acceleration avoids the error in policy installation.
We found this: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180414
I agree that the deletion or misplacement of the files in $FWDIR/state/local/FW1/ FW1 is a bug.
The problem is that we do not have the time or resources to investigate bugs with TAC. As I have said before in this community, with all due respect, I beleive that TAC should investigate bugs without burdening customers. And, as the SK I just mentioned says, it seems to be a known bug.