diff --git a/client/src/statusbar.handler.js b/client/src/statusbar.handler.js
index 9689af3..0a7744f 100644
--- a/client/src/statusbar.handler.js
+++ b/client/src/statusbar.handler.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
   var StatusBar = StatusBar || {};  
   (function(){  
     var storageEventHandler = adt({
-      MovedOutRootDirectory: function() { StatusBar.info("The root directory was moved"); },
+      MovedOutRootDirectory: function() { StatusBar.important("The root directory was moved"); },
       RestoredRootDirectory: function() { StatusBar.info("The root directory has been restored"); },
-      DeletedRootDirectory:  function() { StatusBar.info("The root directory was deleted"); }
+      DeletedRootDirectory:  function() { StatusBar.important("The root directory was deleted"); }
     });
 
     StatusBar.handler = adt({
diff --git a/client/src/statusbar.message.js b/client/src/statusbar.message.js
index 63fcf10..78176a4 100644
--- a/client/src/statusbar.message.js
+++ b/client/src/statusbar.message.js
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
     StatusBar.info = function(message) {
       $('#page-statusbar').html(html.span({class: "status-info"}, html.em(message)));
     };
+    StatusBar.important = function(message) {
+      $('#page-statusbar').html(html.span({class: "status-important"}, html.strong(message)));
+    };
   })(html.evalCons);
diff --git a/client/style/main.cassius b/client/style/main.cassius
index c41dabc..925d3a3 100644
--- a/client/style/main.cassius
+++ b/client/style/main.cassius
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ textarea::selection, textarea::-moz-selection, textarea::-webkit-selection
   animation-name: status-info-fade
   animation-iteration-count: 1
 
+.status-important
+  color: rgb(165, 165, 165)
+
 .editor
   position: relative
   width: 100%