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Discussions about auto-deletion on WindowsForum.com focus on Windows Defender automatically removing files it detects as threats. Users seek ways to prevent this automatic deletion, especially when extracting archives or copying files that contain suspicious code. The recurring theme is how to configure Defender to alert without deleting, covering settings for threat handling during extraction, copy, and move operations.
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Windows 10 Avoid auto-deletion of suspicious files (threat) by Defender?
Assume I extract a *.zip file. One of the files inside contain suspicious code. At least Windows Defender tells me that a Threat has been found AND Defender AUOTMATICALLY deletes this file. Thank you for the information about the (possible) threat. But I don't want a deletion! How can I tell...- pstein
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- auto-deletion file management file security malware prevention security settings suspicious files threat detection windows defender windows security
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