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macorez
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Re-enable notifications for file deletion

Notification selection options should not be permanent.  I recently learned the hard way if you deselect the file deletion notification, it cannot be reversed.  Please allow the file deletion Notific...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    Thanks for clarifying that for us macorez 

     

    Could you try re-enabling these warnings by navigating to the app's Preferences under the Account tab and pressing the Alt + H (Windows) buttons.

     

    Once you press these buttons, click on the 'Reset File System Warning options' that comes up and then 'Apply'.

     

    Let us know if this helps!

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macorez
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

This is on my PC.  I know I clicked something that turned it off.  I wasn't paying attention.  It was my fault. But I don't understand not being able to re-check the box that provides for the pre-deletion notification.

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