Multi Commander > Feature Requests and Suggestions
MultiCommander Delete Count In Dialog Before Proceeding With The Deletion
total_annihilation00:
Multi Commander does not explicitly mention displaying the count of items to be deleted in its Delete Dialog Box. Would be nice to view the Deleted Files/Folder Count beforehand ! Useful if say I accidentally selected another file/folder as well w/o realizing ! ;)
Mathias (Author):
You see how many items it will delete there. But it starts to delete without asking for a confirmation.
But you want to show an extra dialog when it scanned and collected what files and folders it would delete.. for each time you do a delete and ask (eg.. Sure you want to delete 43 files and 3 folders? ) ??
That would annoy most users. So that will defiantly have to be a OptIn option.
total_annihilation00:
--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on April 03, 2025, 07:24:57 ---But you want to show an extra dialog when it scanned and collected what files and folders it would delete.. for each time you do a delete and ask (eg.. Sure you want to delete 43 files and 3 folders? ) ??
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Yes that would be heavensent, so I know I haven't ticked an unintended file/folder or it hadn't mistakenly ticked it automatically w/o my consent ! It could be in a separate dialog box prior to the confirmation dialog box (I always confirm deletions/copy/move) or it could be in one dialog box (preferably !) An option to enable this would be optimal, thanks !
P.S: Also would be nice to see count for all other operations as well (including Copy/Move)… Like this: "Sure you want to delete 43 files and 3 folders?" but also for all other file operations. It's a great security feature when you're constantly updating portable games from the internet like me, or moving e-Books around, so you know exactly what's happening beforehand, & don't accidentally delete something precious…
Mathias (Author):
The best would be if the current confirmation windows handled it. but they does not know total number of subfiles/folders that would be copyed/deleted yet (only first level of selected). and that would require a major rewrite.
But showing an extra dialog might be added. It would annoy most people. so it will defenetly have to be something you enable. not standard behaviour..
total_annihilation00:
--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on April 03, 2025, 11:42:40 ---The best would be if the current confirmation windows handled it.
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Definitely.
--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on April 03, 2025, 11:42:40 ---but they does not know total number of subfiles/folders that would be copyed/deleted yet (only first level of selected). and that would require a major rewrite.
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Understandable
--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on April 03, 2025, 11:42:40 ---But showing an extra dialog might be added. It would annoy most people. so it will defenetly have to be something you enable. not standard behaviour..
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Yes this would be okay, I'll definitely use it !! Please it's important, I use my HDD to store lots of archived content, an accidental deletion would be catastrophic (like every fortnight I get DirectX Wrapper updates on Github & I have to delete the old zips, it's a very risky procedure), use 2 dialog boxes if necessary to get it done no problem…
The first dialog box can show the Delete/Copy/Move Count, & the second dialog box can ask for confirmation (I have confirmation boxes enabled in settings.) 👍
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