What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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Cormy1
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What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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When I am moving files, occasionally a get a prompt about a file that has the SYSTEM or HIDDEN attribute.
The options I am presented with are Delete, All, Skip and Cancel.
What does "All" do?
Why isn't there an option to skip all of these files, or delete all of these files since I assume the "All" option is one of those two outcome?
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Re: What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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Support !

There should always be 5 options:
Delete, Skip, Delete all, Skip All, Cancel

I think many other software developers could benefit from 'Cormy 1's request. Really! :)

Another good idea would be to always(!) have options to choose from before starting, like 'Always skip on error' ..etc.
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Re: What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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I'm in favor of this option: [Delete] [All] [Skip] [All] [Cancel]
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Re: What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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2Cormy1
delete all of these files since I assume the "All" option is one of those two outcome?
When you move files from one drive or partition to another, the "All" option means "Delete all" - implicit in the question in the dialog: "Delete anyway".

I agree that a "Skip all" option would be appropriate to have.
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Re: What does the "All" delete confirmation option do?

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2petermad
The problem is not so much in the option, but in the length of the text for the buttons, especially after localizing.
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