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RemoveFolder Element
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Description
Remove a file(s) if the parent component is selected for installation or removal. Multiple files can be removed by specifying a wildcard for the value of the Name attribute. By default, the source directory of the file is the directory of the parent component. This can be overridden by specifying the Directory attribute with a value corresponding to the Id of the source directory, or by specifying the Property attribute with a value corresponding to a property that will have a value that resolves to the full path to the source directory.
Windows Installer references
RemoveFile Table
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Attributes
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Id | String | Primary key used to identify this particular entry. | Yes |
| Directory | String | Overrides the directory of the parent component with a specific Directory. This Directory must exist in the installer database at creation time. This attribute cannot be specified in conjunction with the Property attribute. | |
| LongName | WildCardLongFileNameType | This attribute has been deprecated; please use the Name attribute instead. | |
| Name | WildCardLongFileNameType | This value should be set to the localizable name of the file(s) to be removed. All of the files that match the wild card will be removed from the specified directory. The value is a filename that may also contain the wild card characters "?" for any single character or "*" for zero or more occurrences of any character. In prior versions of the WiX toolset, this attribute specified the short file name. This attribute's value may now be either a short or long file name. If a short file name is specified, the ShortName attribute may not be specified. If a long file name is specified, the LongName attribute may not be specified. Also, if this value is a long file name, the ShortName attribute may be omitted to allow WiX to attempt to generate a unique short file name. However, if you wish to manually specify the short file name, then the ShortName attribute may be specified. | Yes |
| On | Enumeration | This value determines the time at which the file(s) may be removed. This attribute's value should be one of the following:
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| Property | String | Overrides the directory of the parent component with the value of the specified property. The property should have a value that resolves to the full path of the source directory. The property does not have to exist in the installer database at creation time; it could be created at installation time by a custom action, on the command line, etc. This attribute cannot be specified in conjunction with the Directory attribute. | |
| ShortName | WildCardShortFileNameType | The short file name of the file in 8.3 format. This attribute should only be set if you want to manually specify the short file name. |
Notes
Windows Installer only removes files that were installed and were not marked Permanent. It only deletes folders that are empty. If your application creates files in those folders and you want to ensure that they are deleted when you uninstall the application, use appropriate RemoveFile elements to describe the files to be removed.
See Also
Content derived from WiX Manual, licensed under the Open Source Initiative OSI - Common Public License Version 1.0. Additional information is licensed under the GNU Free Doc License. Version 3.0.3015.0
