diff --git a/src/gui/application.cpp b/src/gui/application.cpp
index f05f222a351bf..47b825070f0f4 100644
--- a/src/gui/application.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/application.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ bool Application::configVersionMigration()
     // default is now off to displaying dialog warning user of too many files deletion
     configFile.setPromptDeleteFiles(false);
 
+    // default is now off to displaying dialog warning user of external storages/gf
+    configFile.setConfirmExternalStorage(false);
+
     // back up all old config files
     QStringList backupFilesList;
     QDir configDir(configFile.configPath());