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Bug 62911

Summary:	Installer is leaving files after installation
Product:	installer	Reporter:	Tomas Danek <musilt2>
Component:	Code	Assignee:	mslama <mslama>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P4
Version:	5.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description Tomas Danek 2005-08-24 08:55:53 UTC

After instalation of sol/sparc daily build, installer has leaved folder
"InstallShield" in my home. As I investigated files inside, i don't suppose they
are necessary for IDE to run. Is it really reasonable that installer leaves this
folder??

Comment 1 mslama 2005-08-24 09:38:57 UTC

It is how new InstallShield 11 works. We cannot change it. This folder contains
cache of some settings and some library jars of IS11. (If you delete this dir
you will not able to run uninstaller.) After product uninstallation there is
still InstallShield directory left in user home dir with some empty dirs.

Comment 2 Tomas Danek 2005-08-24 09:49:20 UTC

But that's pretty ugly! Great step backwards.. I suppose all users like their
home transparently organized, without any files and folders that some app left
here for "future use"..btw if the folder is so necessary - why it's not mareked
with dot..?!  For me - since then I'll rather unpack IDE from zip...closing:(