diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/contentScanner/RemoteContentScanner.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/contentScanner/RemoteContentScanner.java
index 9ff7c18c5c58bacadae5b383a9e5c02a487c4b74..0e8d37ed2e4a208bee9ea625725a45abfe403c0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/contentScanner/RemoteContentScanner.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/contentScanner/RemoteContentScanner.java
@@ -82,12 +82,16 @@ public class RemoteContentScanner extends AbstractContentScanner<RemoteFile> {
 
     @Override
     protected void onMissingFile(SyncedFileState fileState) {
+        //TODO: disabled file deletion feature for now to handle accidental file deletion.
+        //Uncomment the following block when we resolve the issue: https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/6711
+/*
         if (!fileState.hasBeenSynchronizedOnce()) {
             return;
         }
 
         Timber.d("Add local deletion request for file: %s", fileState.getLocalPath());
         this.syncRequests.put(fileState.getId(), new SyncRequest(fileState, LOCAL_DELETE));
+*/
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
index 2ff8733bb19134a2e66a50c02041ffa38d9335bc..749461675a35d4217446029b29b7f22d5ec0efd9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
@@ -236,12 +236,16 @@ public class SynchronizationService extends Service implements OnRemoteOperation
         final SyncWrapper syncWrapper = new SyncWrapper(request, account, getApplicationContext());
 
         if (request.getOperationType().equals(SyncRequest.Type.LOCAL_DELETE)) {
+            //TODO: disabled file deletion feature for now to handle accidental file deletion.
+            //Uncomment the following block when we resolve the issue: https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/6711
+/*
             Timber.v(" starts " + request.getSyncedFileState().getName()
                     + " local deletion on thread " + threadIndex);
             final LocalFileDeleter fileDeleter = new LocalFileDeleter(request.getSyncedFileState());
             threadPool[threadIndex] = new Thread(fileDeleter.getRunnable( handler, threadIndex, getApplicationContext(), this));
             threadPool[threadIndex].start();
             startedSync.put(threadIndex, syncWrapper);
+*/
             return;
         }