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Jon Doe
Asked: 2010-10-21 16:05:18 +0800 CST

Delete confirmation missing when I hit the delete key

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I'm sick of accidentally deleting files and directories as DEL button is badly located on my keyboard. I would really like it if ubuntu asked me to confirm before deleting anything. Is there a way to do this?

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4 Answers

  1. Unless this has recently changed without my knowing, there is no way to get a delete confirmation on delete in Ubuntu. This is a feature that has been requested many times in Ubuntu, but is yet to be implemented thus far.

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  2. While there's no delete confirmation dialog, Nautilus can tell us which files we've just deleted.

    Go to the trash and select "List" as view mode. This information is in the Trashed-On column.

    It appears that Nautilus may be the only file browser that shows this information. I checked Thunar and PCManFM; none of them are able to show this column.

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  3. There is a setting for this in the Nautilus preferences (in the "Behavior" tab), but I just tested with a clean profile and asking for confirmation is on by default.

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  4. Kinda think both options if you are sure of someone asking either of them... This saves both times. Also it may help someone having the problem different than the other.

    So in simple words, try to answer in all possible ways, if u are not that busy. :)

    Well, MY ANSWER is:

    Delete confirmation is on by default, and can be set to off. But Move to Trash confirmation is off, and can't be modified yet!

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