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heaven1206
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

"Are you sure you want to delete this file" error message

I just turned off "Are you sure you want to delete this file" error message How can I turn it on?
  • Hannah's avatar
    3 years ago
    Hey heaven1206, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community.

    There is a way to re-enable a file system warning such as this, if you disabled it.

    Please try these steps.

    1. Click on the Dropbox icon in your system tray/menu bar.
    2. Click on your initials or profile pic
    3. Click on preferences
    4. In the Account tab, press 'Option/Alt key' (Mac) or 'Alt + H' (Windows).
    5. Click on 'reset file system warning options'

    Let me know how it goes!

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