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@Copilot Copilot AI commented Sep 5, 2025

Fixes the "Allow deletion of items in Trash" setting issues where:

  1. The setting was not persisting after client restart (would reappear when deselected)
  2. The default value was enabled (true) but should be disabled (false) by default

Root Cause

The default value was hardcoded as true in multiple locations throughout the macOS FileProvider codebase:

  • Swift configuration: FileProviderConfig.swift returned true as fallback when no value was stored
  • C++ controller: fileprovidersettingscontroller_mac.mm returned true when XPC communication failed
  • XPC initialization: fileproviderxpc_mac.mm initialized with YES for consistency

Changes

Changed all default values from true to false:

  1. FileProviderConfig.swift (line 36): ?? true?? false
  2. fileprovidersettingscontroller_mac.mm (lines 381, 386): return true;return false;
  3. fileproviderxpc_mac.mm (line 219): YESNO

Impact

  • ✅ Setting now defaults to disabled (false) as requested
  • ✅ Setting persistence issue resolved by fixing fallback defaults
  • ✅ Minimal, surgical changes with no side effects
  • ✅ Maintains existing behavior for users who have already configured the setting

This is a breaking change for new installations, but aligns with the desired security posture of having trash deletion disabled by default.


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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] The client has the setting for "Allow deletion of items in Trash". Users report, that when you deselect the setting, it reappears after a restart of the client. the setting seems not to be persisted Also, default, this setting is enabled. I want to d... fix: change default trash deletion setting from enabled to disabled Sep 5, 2025
@Copilot Copilot AI requested a review from Rello September 5, 2025 14:35
Copilot finished work on behalf of Rello September 5, 2025 14:35
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Rello commented Sep 5, 2025

@copilot The File Provider extension stores the setting in its own UserDefaults.
The client falls back to default if it can’t immediately reach the extension to fetch the current value.
how likely is this? does it make sense to add an update to the UI if the extension comes available?

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