diff --git a/catalogs/avalanche.cd b/catalogs/avalanche.cd
index 973b0a1..a5b2efe 100755
--- a/catalogs/avalanche.cd
+++ b/catalogs/avalanche.cd
@@ -249,3 +249,6 @@ MSG_PARENT (//)
 MSG_PACKEDSIZE (//)
 Packed Size
 ;
+MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING (//)
+This will not be persistent until prefs are saved!
+;
diff --git a/catalogs/avalanche.cs b/catalogs/avalanche.cs
index cce5f92..fd14f77 100755
--- a/catalogs/avalanche.cs
+++ b/catalogs/avalanche.cs
@@ -253,3 +253,6 @@ New archive...
 MSG_PACKEDSIZE
 Packed Size
 ;
+MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING
+This will not be persistent until prefs are saved!
+;
diff --git a/catalogs/avalanche.ct b/catalogs/avalanche.ct
index c120cf1..548aee5 100755
--- a/catalogs/avalanche.ct
+++ b/catalogs/avalanche.ct
@@ -331,3 +331,7 @@ MSG_PACKEDSIZE
 Packed Size
 ; Packed Size
 ;
+MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING
+This will not be persistent until prefs are saved!
+; This will not be persistent until prefs are saved!
+;
diff --git a/src/locale_strings.h b/src/locale_strings.h
index 0bd6a1c..fb02cb0 100644
--- a/src/locale_strings.h
+++ b/src/locale_strings.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 #define MSG_DIR 79
 #define MSG_PARENT 80
 #define MSG_PACKEDSIZE 81
+#define MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING 82
 
 #endif /* CATCOMP_NUMBERS */
 
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@
 #define MSG_DIR_STR "(dir)"
 #define MSG_PARENT_STR "(parent)"
 #define MSG_PACKEDSIZE_STR "Packed Size"
+#define MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING_STR "This will not be persistent until prefs are saved!"
 
 #endif /* CATCOMP_STRINGS */
 
@@ -389,6 +391,8 @@ STATIC CONST UBYTE CatCompBlock[] =
     MSG_PARENT_STR "\x00\x00"
     "\x00\x00\x00\x51\x00\x0C"
     MSG_PACKEDSIZE_STR "\x00"
+    "\x00\x00\x00\x52\x00\x34"
+    MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING_STR "\x00\x00"
 };
 
 #endif /* CATCOMP_BLOCK */
diff --git a/src/req.c b/src/req.c
index 7bc9d08..178a543 100644
--- a/src/req.c
+++ b/src/req.c
@@ -147,6 +147,25 @@ ULONG ask_quithide_req(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+ULONG warning_req(void *awin, const char *message)
+{
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	Object *obj = RequesterObj,
+			REQ_TitleText, VERS,
+			REQ_Type, REQTYPE_INFO,
+			REQ_Image, REQIMAGE_WARNING,
+			REQ_BodyText,  message ,
+			REQ_GadgetText,  locale_get_string( MSG_OK ) ,
+		End;
+
+	if(obj) {
+		ret = OpenRequester(obj, window_get_window(awin));
+		DisposeObject(obj);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 ULONG ask_question(void *awin, const char *q, const char *f)
 {
 	char message[200];
diff --git a/src/req.h b/src/req.h
index 9e6e3a3..b4d78d6 100644
--- a/src/req.h
+++ b/src/req.h
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ void show_about(void *awin);
 int open_error_req(const char *message, const char *button, void *awin);
 void open_info_req(const char *message, const char *buttons, void *awin);
 void req_show_arc_info(void *awin);
+ULONG warning_req(void *awin, const char *message);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/win.c b/src/win.c
index 887e1c5..d3f88af 100644
--- a/src/win.c
+++ b/src/win.c
@@ -2047,6 +2047,8 @@ ULONG window_handle_input_events(void *awin, struct avalanche_config *config, UL
 								GetAttr(WA_Left, aw->objects[OID_MAIN], (APTR)&config->win_y);
 								GetAttr(WA_Width, aw->objects[OID_MAIN], (APTR)&config->win_w);
 								GetAttr(WA_Height, aw->objects[OID_MAIN], (APTR)&config->win_h);
+
+								warning_req(aw, locale_get_string(MSG_SNAPSHOT_WARNING));
 							break;
 								
 							case 3: //prefs