Hi!
InstallAware leaves some junk after uninstall (empty InstallAware regkeys and folders like ~0 and ~1 with installation leftovers in AppData). Is it possible to add these to the uninstall script to be automatically deleted?
Thanks.
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MichaelNesmith
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Every installer leaves behind some junk. Did you try to check other tools to see what sort of stuff they leave behind?
At any rate, when you reboot, I believe everything goes away with InstallAware.
At any rate, when you reboot, I believe everything goes away with InstallAware.
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Junk Left Behind
There is another reason things can be left behind. If you app creates any temporary or other files/folders that were not part of the installation or files already exist in the installation folder these files will be left on uninstall. You can get rid of of those by doing some tweaks on the uninstall routine to delete those files.
I found it is best to do that at the first part of the uninstall and not later.
What Michael described can happen if you have some files in use at the time of uninstall and a reboot does take care of it in most cases.
I found it is best to do that at the first part of the uninstall and not later.
What Michael described can happen if you have some files in use at the time of uninstall and a reboot does take care of it in most cases.