Title: [Plugin: Overwrite Uploads] Warning When Overwriting
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Overwrite Uploads] Warning When Overwriting

 *  [sinclairlewis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinclairlewis/)
 * (@sinclairlewis)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-overwrite-uploads-warning-when-overwriting/)
 * It would help a great deal if there was a warning before a user overwrote a file—
   just like in most operating systems. Even if I was the only one using a site,
   I’d eventually probably overwrite something I didn’t mean to.
 * Otherwise, this plugin really helps.
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/overwrite-uploads/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/overwrite-uploads/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Ian Dunn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandunn/)
 * (@iandunn)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-overwrite-uploads-warning-when-overwriting/#post-2670876)
 * That’s a good point, thanks for bring it up. Instead of a warning, though, I 
   think it may be better to to [let the user undo the deletion](http://www.alistapart.com/articles/neveruseawarning/)
   if they realize they made a mistake. I’ll add that to the TODO list.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-overwrite-uploads-warning-when-overwriting/#post-2670876)
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