Generally: Don't. If it's user data leave it. Not always the most ideal but the best option from installation point of view.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:04 PM, victorwhiskey <victorhwhis...@yahoo.com>wrote: > What's the opinion on leaving files/directories behind on uninstall? > Applications write files/directories the installer doesn't know about, > especially user specific ones. But the installer doesn't know about the > files/directories created. > > What's the best way to go about cleaning them? Enumerating through all > users > could be a lot...? > > Thanks > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/General-Installer-question-tp7324586p7324586.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
