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The first basic example in the documentation of SparseArray:

s = SparseArray[{{1, 1} -> 1, {2, 2} -> 2, {3, 3} -> 3, {1, 3} -> 4}]

when executed and saved in a notebook triggers the following warning when that notebook is reopened: "This file contains potentially unsafe dynamic content." Apparently this is true of every notebook that contains a (computed) sparse array.

Is there a reason for keeping users of sparse arrays in a high state of alert?

Edited to Add: A screenshot for the skeptics:

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Edited to Add 2: This document was saved to "/Users/grant/Desktop". Saving a copy to "/Users/grant/Documents" produced a document without the warning. Apparently desktops are unsafe.

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  • $\begingroup$ The warning is not down to that code. You must have other material in the notebook that uses Dynamic $\endgroup$
    – Mike Honeychurch
    Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 20:35
  • $\begingroup$ I open a new notebook, paste the line above in, execute it to get an "Out[1]", save the notebook, quit Mathematica, restart Mathematica, open the notebook, and there it is. $\endgroup$
    – Chris Grant
    Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 20:38
  • $\begingroup$ Mathematica v. 10.0.2.0; OS X v. 10.9.5. $\endgroup$
    – Chris Grant
    Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 20:44
  • $\begingroup$ explanation and solution below. $\endgroup$
    – Mike Honeychurch
    Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 20:52

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In version 10 Wolfram introduced some dynamic panels in output objects. These are intended to provide some useful brief information (I guess) about what is stored.

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Because these panels are dynamic they trigger an unsafe dynamic content warning if the notebook is not in a trusted path. I prefer to switch this dynamic panelling off, which you can do by setting this system option:

SetSystemOptions["TypesetOptions" -> "IconicElidedForms" -> False]

When you do that the dynamic panel no longer appears in the output and consequently you do not get any unsafe dynamic content warnings.

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    $\begingroup$ +1 for the SetSystemOptions. These dyanmic panels are a nightmare on the Raspberry Pi version. If no one objects, I think it is worthwhile to include the RPi tag for future visitors trying to optimize the FE on that system. $\endgroup$
    – bobthechemist
    Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 21:04

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