Embedded Profile Mismatch Help!

Greetings!
I kinda screwed up my "color settings"
When I open my file now I get the "Embedded Profile Mismatch" window pops up!
then it gives me 2 choices.
- Use the embedded profile
- Discard the embedded profile
Does anyone know which one to use...OR what "color settings" do I need to change back so this Window does NOT pop up again???
Thanks in Advance!

That depends on how much you care about profile mismatches. you can turn off the warning dialog in Edit> Color Settings by unchecking the "ask when opening" button. Otherwise, you might want to note the document profile, then set your application back to that.

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