diff --git a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/c/build.gradle b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/c/build.gradle
index 2a1b8721..16d92ba0 100644
--- a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/c/build.gradle
+++ b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/c/build.gradle
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ deploy {
                 frcStaticFileDeploy(getArtifactTypeClass('FileTreeArtifact')) {
                     files = project.fileTree('src/main/deploy')
                     directory = '/home/lvuser/deploy'
+                    deleteOldFiles = false // Change to true to delete files on roboRIO that no
+                                           // longer exist in deploy directory on roboRIO
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/cpp/build.gradle b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/cpp/build.gradle
index 5d3ca687..c2fd0035 100644
--- a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/cpp/build.gradle
+++ b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/cpp/build.gradle
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ deploy {
                 frcStaticFileDeploy(getArtifactTypeClass('FileTreeArtifact')) {
                     files = project.fileTree('src/main/deploy')
                     directory = '/home/lvuser/deploy'
+                    deleteOldFiles = false // Change to true to delete files on roboRIO that no
+                                           // longer exist in deploy directory on roboRIO
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/java/build.gradle b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/java/build.gradle
index 591e0974..ba7d4a2d 100644
--- a/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/java/build.gradle
+++ b/vscode-wpilib/resources/gradle/java/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ deploy {
                 frcStaticFileDeploy(getArtifactTypeClass('FileTreeArtifact')) {
                     files = project.fileTree('src/main/deploy')
                     directory = '/home/lvuser/deploy'
-                }
+                    deleteOldFiles = false // Change to true to delete files on roboRIO that no
+                                           // longer exist in deploy directory on roboRIO                }
             }
         }
     }