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Simone11's avatar
Simone11
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

How to permanently disable confirmation prompt for file deletion on all devices

Hello, we have dropbox api integrated to our application and recently we have started facing issues where our application cannot pull/delete data from dropbox folder unless we accept the confirmatio...
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wilkerlucio
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Hello, sure, here is a screenshot:

 

 

I'm deleting the files from Mac OS Big Sur Finder. I would love to disable this confirmation modal completely.

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Lusil
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5 years ago
Thanks for your swift reply, wilkerlucio.

Although there's no option to currently disable this notification completely, thanks for sharing your thoughts on it with us. 

If you have any other ideas or comments for us in the future, don't hesitate to give us another shout. 

In the meantime, I hope you have a lovely day ahead of you!
  • DrTeeter's avatar
    DrTeeter
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    Seriously? We have to live with this? I went for years without this annoyance. Why is it happening now, and why can't you just add a checkbox to opt out of getting it?

    • robhfs's avatar
      robhfs
      Helpful | Level 5
      5 years ago

      I agree, I have to delete lots of files every day for work and this is very tedious. should be a simple change to disable this.

      • MrBrillo's avatar
        MrBrillo
        New member | Level 2
        4 years ago

        This is complete rubbish. There should be a simple mechanism that stops the prompt from constantly appearing "Apply to all" would solve the issue after the first dialog box. It's just common-sense and it follows common standards - Apple even do it!

         

        Just fix it!

  • reil86's avatar
    reil86
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    I can't believe this is still a problem. I deleted thousands of files now I have to click the prompt each time?! I don't even know how to cancel now!

    • wilkerlucio's avatar
      wilkerlucio
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Are you updated on Dropbox? I'm asking because I used to have this problem, but its been a while since I don't see the dialog.

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