Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
Alex Steen wrote: > Yes, there are other files, files that have nothing to do with the > installer(I've tried installing to a folder with other things already > present or adding files post install, but both way end up with the same > result) that are getting deleted when I run an uninstall. Any file that > is within the folder I designate as my install directory or within any > of the underlying folders is gone upon uninstall. > Sorry, I've never seen that happen without RemoveFile elements or a custom action gone bad. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
Yes, there are other files, files that have nothing to do with the installer(I've tried installing to a folder with other things already present or adding files post install, but both way end up with the same result) that are getting deleted when I run an uninstall. Any file that is within the folder I designate as my install directory or within any of the underlying folders is gone upon uninstall. The other problem isn't a big deal, I can work around that, I just included it in case it was symptomatic of the other problem. Thanks for your help. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:22 PM To: Alex Steen Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder. JCWrs wrote: > I've continued to track this problem and I'm still no where. I have combed > the verbose log, but there is no reference to any removal of the folder I > install to. MSI doesn't log when it removes empty folders (as far as I can tell) but it does log each file deletion. So are there extra files not getting logged as deleted? > I'm also seeing that, if I edit a file after installation it is still > removed with everything else (perhaps it is deleted with the folder, it > might be impossible to know)...how would I go about not uninstalling > anything that has been edited? > AFAIK, it's not possible short of creating unmanaged components. User data should be created at first run. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
JCWrs wrote: > I've continued to track this problem and I'm still no where. I have combed > the verbose log, but there is no reference to any removal of the folder I > install to. MSI doesn't log when it removes empty folders (as far as I can tell) but it does log each file deletion. So are there extra files not getting logged as deleted? > I'm also seeing that, if I edit a file after installation it is still > removed with everything else (perhaps it is deleted with the folder, it > might be impossible to know)...how would I go about not uninstalling > anything that has been edited? > AFAIK, it's not possible short of creating unmanaged components. User data should be created at first run. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
> MSI shouldn't remove directories that aren't empty. Check a verbose log > to see which files are getting deleted and then when the folder's > getting deleted. > > I've continued to track this problem and I'm still no where. I have combed the verbose log, but there is no reference to any removal of the folder I install to. I see all the FileRemove actions, but I see nothing beyond that that would explain what I'm seeing. Can anyone tell me what I should see when this folder is deleted? Any other ideas as to a setting or something that I may have set (I don't believe I have set anything beyond the default for that folder, but its worth a shot)? I'm also seeing that, if I edit a file after installation it is still removed with everything else (perhaps it is deleted with the folder, it might be impossible to know)...how would I go about not uninstalling anything that has been edited? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Uninstall-removes-everything-in-the-folder.-tf4052181.html#a11882922 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
JCWrs wrote: > Ok, I am having a problem with the uninstall of my app. Whenever I run the > uninstall, the entire folder that I installed to is removed including > anything that may have already been in that folder or was added in later. > Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? > MSI shouldn't remove directories that aren't empty. Check a verbose log to see which files are getting deleted and then when the folder's getting deleted. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.
Ok, I am having a problem with the uninstall of my app. Whenever I run the uninstall, the entire folder that I installed to is removed including anything that may have already been in that folder or was added in later. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Uninstall-removes-everything-in-the-folder.-tf4052181.html#a11510062 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
