dungscout96
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3 months ago We now have input gui for user to decide whether they want to delete existing output directory
Closed jacobsen-noelle closed 3 months ago
dungscout96
commented
3 months ago We now have input gui for user to decide whether they want to delete existing output directory
The bids function gives you the option to change your output directory; however, if your directory is not an empty folder, it will delete all folder contents. Despite the pop-up warning about file deletion (I thought it would just delete things in the "BIDS" folder, not parent directory"), I accidentally deleted a lot of files on my computer. Another lab member accidentally did the same. The function also overwrites permissions. This could potentially be catastrophic if users don't have data backed-up elsewhere. Instead of wiping the directory, could the toolbox be modified to create a new BIDS export folder in whatever output directory the user chooses? The new directory could have a timestamp appended in case there is more than one BIDS folder. I think this solution would be a better user interface and prevent accidental file deletion.