Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, the described behavior isn't a bug: the "or deleting files" part of that sentence refers to the option below it, "add a option to remove files without sending them to the trash first" (it might be called something different, I'm translating from Catalan).
If you have a suggestion on renaming the "Ask before emptying..." option in order to make it easier to understand feel free to report it to Nautilus' bug tracker: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ . Thanks! ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist Status: New => Invalid -- Nautilus won't ask before moving files to trash, even if "Ask before emptying https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162225 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs