Folders and subfolder uninstall

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MichaelM
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Folders and subfolder uninstall

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Components that contain subfolders are not being uninstalled when the application is uninstalled. I verified that the check box to leave the component installed when uninstalling is not checked.

How do I get IA9 to removes these folders when uninstalling?
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Re: Folders and subfolder uninstall

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Components that contain subfolders are not being uninstalled when the application is uninstalled. I verified that the check box to leave the component installed when uninstalling is not checked.
Can I see a screenshot of this please?
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MichaelM
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Re: Folders and subfolder uninstall

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Attached are the images. Note that my setup has components that merge folders with one another. For example in the screen capture you can see the following folders in "C:\Program Files (x86)\DataView\Config"

GroundTester
Megohmmeter
Qualistar
Simple Logger II
Wattmeter

Each of this is from a different component.
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MichaelM
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Re: Folders and subfolder uninstall

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I got it to remove the install folder (and subfolders) by adding

Recursively Delete Files $TARGETDIR$\*.*

command before the Apply Uninstall operation.
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