diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
index 144bd5d59..f063692f7 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
@@ -377,5 +377,6 @@ BEGIN
     GROUPBOX        "Settings on cloud",IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_GB_STATIC,89,44,268,89,BS_CENTER
     CONTROL         "Dropbox",IDD_SETTINGSONCLOUD_DROPBOX_CHECK,
                     "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,118,60,160,10
+	LTEXT           "",IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_WARNING_STATIC,132,75,135,8
 END
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
index 01fcd817c..b6438013e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
@@ -2795,6 +2795,12 @@ BOOL CALLBACK SettingsOnCloudDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 		case WM_INITDIALOG :
 		{
 			CloudChoice cloudChoice = nppGUI._cloudChoice;
+			initialCloudChoice = nppGUI._cloudChoice;
+/*
+			COLORREF bgColor = getCtrlBgColor(_hSelf);
+			SetTextColor(hdcStatic, RGB(255, 0, 0));
+			SetBkColor(hdcStatic, RGB(GetRValue(bgColor) - 30, GetGValue(bgColor) - 30, GetBValue(bgColor) - 30));
+*/
 			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDD_SETTINGSONCLOUD_DROPBOX_CHECK, BM_SETCHECK, cloudChoice == dropbox?BST_CHECKED:BST_UNCHECKED, 0);
 			::EnableWindow(::GetDlgItem(_hSelf, IDD_SETTINGSONCLOUD_DROPBOX_CHECK), (nppGUI._availableClouds & DROPBOX_AVAILABLE) != 0);
 		}
@@ -2810,26 +2816,13 @@ BOOL CALLBACK SettingsOnCloudDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 					if (nppGUI._cloudChoice == dropbox)
 					{
 						setCloudChoice("dropbox");
-						/*
-						// files on cloud can never be erased or modified while setting cloud
-						if (!hasSettingsFilesInDropBox())
-						{
-							// it's the first time to set Notepad++ settings on cloud
-							changeSettingsFilesPath();
-
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							// Notepad++ settings are already on cloud
-							askForRestarting();
-						}
-						*/
 					}
 					else
 					{
 						removeCloudChoice();
-						//changeSettingsFilesPath();
 					}
+					generic_string message = initialCloudChoice != nppGUI._cloudChoice?TEXT("Please restart Notepad++ to take effect."):TEXT("");
+					::SetDlgItemText(_hSelf, IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_WARNING_STATIC, message.c_str());
 				}
 				break;
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
index 7b71022c0..0c451842f 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
@@ -216,9 +216,11 @@ private :
 class SettingsOnCloudDlg : public StaticDialog
 {
 public :
-	SettingsOnCloudDlg() {};
+	SettingsOnCloudDlg(): initialCloudChoice(noCloud) {};
 
 private :
+	CloudChoice initialCloudChoice;
+
 	BOOL CALLBACK run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
 	void setCloudChoice(const char *choice);
 	void removeCloudChoice();
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
index 7a8cd4401..90a6e4f15 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@
 	#define	IDD_STATIC_BLABLA2NDLINE (IDD_PREFERENCE_DELIMITERSETTINGS_BOX + 8)
 
 #define	IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX 6260 //(IDD_PREFERENCE_BOX + 250)
-	#define	IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_GB_STATIC (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX + 1)
-	#define	IDD_SETTINGSONCLOUD_DROPBOX_CHECK (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX + 2)
+	#define	IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_WARNING_STATIC (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX + 1)
+	#define	IDC_SETTINGSONCLOUD_GB_STATIC (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX + 2)
+	#define	IDD_SETTINGSONCLOUD_DROPBOX_CHECK (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTINGSONCLOUD_BOX + 3)
 
 #define	IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX 6300 //(IDD_PREFERENCE_BOX + 300)
 	#define	IDC_TABSETTING_GB_STATIC (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + 1)