Delete during Find operation

rsleegers · Post by **rsleegers** » 2007 Feb 14, 16:59

Can anyone else confirm this behavior? I ran a large Find operation from a dual pane window to a scrap window. During the search I both shift-deleted and deleted files in the main window. I did not receive a delete confirmation for either, and the files were deleted. Once the find finished I was back to being asked for delete confirmation as usual. My Windows XP is set to confirm deletions.

It's almost as if xplorer2 is treating my delete as a scrap delete, but then using for a main pane delete.

Post by **nikos** » 2007 Feb 14, 18:09

i just tried it and it's true!
(but no idea why it happens, i'll have to look into it)

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2007 Feb 14, 18:11

Were these items on a neighborhood PC? Then this is a Windows' trait (not of x2).

rsleegers · Post by **rsleegers** » 2007 Feb 16, 21:20

No, it's not on the network. I realize it always does "shift-delete" whether shifted or not, but it does ask for confirmation. Anyways, nikos confirmed it so it's not just me ...

feralkid · Post by **feralkid** » 2007 Dec 27, 05:38

Any idea why this happens? Real potential for disaster for me. While I do not do long finds that frequently, it always seems to catch me off guard when some odd file disappears because I hit the delete key and then remember there's a find running so I have to be very careful.....

I have a large disk farm here, online locally, not network, that I have to search for backup files (or whatever)... I don't like not having that extra level of protection that a confirm prompt provides.

This has been an issue for me for some time. I've haven't posted about it before because it seemed just an annoyance unit now. You probably can guess why it's an issue now...

Using xplorer2 pro 1.7.0.5

Thanks guys, great app!

FrizzleFry · Post by **FrizzleFry** » 2007 Dec 27, 08:33

When I do delete or shift-delete during a long search the files are deleted with no confirmation but both go to recycle bin. I do have confirmations disabled for delete to recycle bin.

Do you have recycle bin disabled?

Post by **nikos** » 2007 Dec 27, 14:23

i'm still blank as to what causes this weird behaviour
try the following: before starting the search, open a new x2 thread with ctrl+N, and do the search on that one, then switch back to the old window and continue your management there; will the delete confirmation show?

feralkid · Post by **feralkid** » 2007 Dec 27, 19:57

Yes I get the delete confirm msg when done as you suggest.

Post by **nikos** » 2008 Jan 24, 15:53

sorted