MATLAB: How to enable a confirmation dialog to appear when I attempt to close MATLAB

Question

I would like a confirmation to appear prior to closing MATLAB to protect against accidentally closing MATLAB and losing valuable work.

Answer 1

This enhancement has been applied in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2).

For previous releases, to enable the confirmation dialog to appear upon closing MATLAB perform the following steps:

1. Select "File -> Preferences..."

2. Select "Confirmation Dialogs" in the tree browser on the left

3. Check the checkbox next to "Confirm before exiting MATLAB"

4. Click "Apply"

5. Click "OK"