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Bug 62911 - Installer is leaving files after installation
Summary: Installer is leaving files after installation
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: All All
: P4 blocker (vote)
Assignee: mslama
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Reported: 2005-08-24 08:55 UTC by Tomas Danek
Modified: 2005-09-05 10:00 UTC (History)
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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:(