diff --git a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/Exe/RefObj/ROEditor/ROEditor.cs b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/Exe/RefObj/ROEditor/ROEditor.cs
index de89cfe9..3257a6ca 100644
--- a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/Exe/RefObj/ROEditor/ROEditor.cs
+++ b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/Exe/RefObj/ROEditor/ROEditor.cs
@@ -2398,20 +2398,26 @@ namespace ROEditor
 		 */
 		private void menuRODelete_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
 		{
-			bool success=false;
-			XmlNode nd = (XmlNode) roTreeView.SelectedNode.Tag;
-			if (nd.ParentNode.Name == "RO_Root")
-				success = myrodb.RODB_DeleteGroup(nd,null,null);
-			else
-				success = myrodb.RODB_DeleteRO(nd);
-			if (success == true)
+			string msgstr = "It is recommended that you may wish to create a backup zip of your RO folder prior to performing deletions.\n\nAre you sure you wish to delete the selected RO/RO Group?";
+
+			DialogResult AnswerYN = MessageBox.Show(msgstr, "Deleting ROs/RO Group", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
+			if (AnswerYN == DialogResult.Yes)
 			{
-				// remove from xml tree & the tree control
-				XmlNode parent = nd.ParentNode;
-				parent.RemoveChild(nd);	
-				updateRoListView(roTreeView.SelectedNode.Parent);
-				roTreeView.SelectedNode.Remove();
-				roTreeView.Refresh();	
+				bool success = false;
+				XmlNode nd = (XmlNode)roTreeView.SelectedNode.Tag;
+				if (nd.ParentNode.Name == "RO_Root")
+					success = myrodb.RODB_DeleteGroup(nd, null, null);
+				else
+					success = myrodb.RODB_DeleteRO(nd);
+				if (success == true)
+				{
+					// remove from xml tree & the tree control
+					XmlNode parent = nd.ParentNode;
+					parent.RemoveChild(nd);
+					updateRoListView(roTreeView.SelectedNode.Parent);
+					roTreeView.SelectedNode.Remove();
+					roTreeView.Refresh();
+				}
 			}
 		}