> If I initiate a format on a drive volume I don't need a lecture on what a format does and what the risks are, I know them already, I just need a confirmation step.
When I was 12, I compressed drive C:\ in the hope more free space will be available. I think I'd have benefited from a lecture in the application.
I'm not quite clear on your point here. Did the compression cause problems? Did it keep reserved space so you still didn't have any free? Compression on a slow hard drive should generally improve performance and at the very least shrinking files means fewer fragmentation problems.
If you wanted the software to warn you it was buggy before you turned it on, haha good luck.
I don't recall all the details, but it was Windows 95 times. This embedded system utility basically zipped the root directory and rendered the computer unable to boot. I could have saved my parents a headache if I had been aware of the consequences.
My point was that there are scenarios where data can be lost and a quick ok/cancel dialog with a short summary is not enough. Even when we know what we're doing a reminder of consequences is sometimes helpful to look at.
When I was 12, I compressed drive C:\ in the hope more free space will be available. I think I'd have benefited from a lecture in the application.