When we delete a file or folder in Windows 10, a message is usually displayed (if you have it activated) in a dialog box in which you are asked to confirm this action. Little information about the file you are about to delete is displayed in this confirmation message. However, for some users this may be insufficient since before confirming this action, it would be advisable to be able to view all the necessary information and this is possible in Windows 10.
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The direct deletion of a file or folder (without sending it to the recycle bin) is a critical action since after this action there will be no way to recover said file or folder in Windows 10. Therefore, before completely deleting a file In Windows 10, you should be 100% sure. As is evident, the more information we obtain about the file that we are going to delete, the better.
As we have mentioned, Windows 10 shows a dialog box in which to confirm the deletion. By default, this box shows certain information about the file, such as: Name, Type, Size, dimensions or modification date. However, in the case that we have several versions of this same file, the more information that is shown in the dialog the better.
If you want the file deletion confirmation box in Windows 10 to show all the details related to the file you are going to delete, follow the steps below:
How to display all the information of the file you want to delete in the confirmation dialog.
1. Open the Windows 10 registry editor
2. When the registry editor window opens, go to the following key:
EquipoHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAllFilesystemObjects
3. In the right part of the window, in a free space, you must right click with the mouse.
4. In the menu you should go to: New> String value
5. When the new element has been created you will have to rename it as: FileOperationPrompt
6. Now you will have to double-click with the left mouse button to open a small window in which Value Information field you will have to enter the following:
prop:System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemTypeText;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.Size;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName
7. Finally click OK to save the changes and restart your Windows 10 computer.
8. Now when you delete a file or folder in Windows 10, in the confirmation dialog box you will see all the details regarding it.
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