Dialog Delete File
The Delete File dialog confirms deletion of a file from the disk image and allows control over how the file's data sectors are handled.
This dialog follows DOS-style deletion semantics.
- Context Menu: Delete File (in the Directory and File Panel)
- Context Menu: Remove File (when the file has not already been deleted)
The dialog also appears when deleting multiple selected files.
Deleting a file does not immediately remove its directory entry. Instead, the file is marked as deleted by modifying the directory entry, consistent with how deletion works in DOS filesystems.
The dialog provides a choice between preserving or overwriting the file's data sectors.
The dialog displays a confirmation prompt identifying the file to be deleted:
Are you sure you wish to delete
<filename>?
This helps prevent accidental deletion.
This option controls how the file's data sectors are handled after deletion.
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Keep Data
Leaves the file's data sectors unchanged.
Only the directory entry is marked as deleted. -
0xF6
Overwrites the file's data sectors with the value0xF6.
This matches common DOS disk formatting behavior. -
0x00
Overwrites the file's data sectors with0x00.
Overwriting data can be useful when cleaning images or preparing disks for archival or distribution.
Deletes the file using the selected sector fill option.
Cancels the operation and leaves the file unchanged.
- Deleted files remain visible in the directory structure until overwritten or removed.
- Data overwriting affects only the file's allocated sectors.
- This operation modifies the disk image.