Protected items list: custom countdown timer and red alert window on delete

[q9ndnz3o4m4ci]

Sometimes people accidentally press the confirmation button in the standard deletion dialogue box out of habit or haste. To prevent this, it would be great to have a feature for creating a list of highly protected folders and files. If a user attempts to delete an object from this "protected list", XYplorer would trigger a non-standard, bright red warning window with a countdown timer (e.g., 5 to 10 seconds). The actual "Delete" button should remain locked or hidden until the timer runs out. This strict delay and distinctive visual alert would reliably prevent users from accidentally wiping out critical data in a rush.

[admin]

Yeah, that's a cool feature and design. There's currently no time for it, but please remind me after the glow-up (the current UI redesign) phase is completed.

[q9ndnz3o4m4ci]

Yeah, that's a cool feature and design. There's currently no time for it, but please remind me after the glow-up (the current UI redesign) phase is completed.

Just a quick reminder that the UI redesign phase is complete, so the new look is officially live.

[admin]

It's far from complete. I guess 2 more months are needed.

[eil]

q9ndnz3o4m4ci As a workaround for the moment, you can try Delete+ script i once made for myself. It doesn't block buttons, but warns you with pretty annoying beep sound IF you're deleting smth from non-hard-drive(so it won't go to bin but gone forever) and IF there are any tagged items among deleted items(+checks all subs). I simply put this script on Delete hotkey, instead of normal XY's delete.
The second IF is kinda what you wanted - just mark special items/paths with tags and this delete would warn you. Surely you're free to modeify the script for yourself with more caution measures, like that "temporary no button" idea.