After reading Why didn't Voldemort collect the horcruxes after he was resurrected?, I remember that Voldemort was not aware of the destruction of most of his horcruxes.
But considering the importance of his horcruxes, why wouldn't he have set up some kind of trigger to let him know when one was removed from its hiding place or even destroyed? I can understand why he wouldn't visit them regularly (just the time involved plus the chance of someone tracking him). Surely he could have crafted spells that would be undetectable until the horcrux was moved or destroyed. Once it something happened, the spell could be released, letting him know of the danger.
Answer
Given that he originally hid them so well, the protective magic surrounding them, their incredible difficulty in being destroyed, and that fact that only one person definitively knew they might exist (Slughorn), he probably felt pretty comfortable they would never be disturbed. All of the Horcruxes were conceivably designed to defend themselves.
He couldn't have known that Dumbledore would be so thorough in collecting memories, and eventually not only discover the creation of the Horcruxes and their potentional where-abouts, but to also have a weapon capable of destroying them (the Sword of Griffindor).
Perhaps viewing himself as the greatest wizard of all he was over confident.
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