delete $INSTDIR

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nc10September 11, 2013 at 11:30 AM#

delete $INSTDIR

Hi,

one more little question i can not resolve:

In my uninstall section i delete all my installed files.

Example: If i install my app and i choose C:\MyCompany\MyService as Installation Directory, my uninstaller will delete the content of C:\MyCompany\MyService.

How to delete the whole path C:\MyCompany\MyService?

Thanks
nc10

AndersSeptember 11, 2013 at 5:26 PM#

RMDir or RMDir /R

MSGSeptember 12, 2013 at 5:52 AM#

Note:
In the uninstaller, $INSTDIR equals $EXEDIR. So it just contains the path where uninstall.exe is stored. If the user moved your uninstaller, you'll end up deleting the wrong files/directory. Check whether $INSTDIR is correct before you use RmDir /r.

nc10September 12, 2013 at 6:44 AM#

Thanks.

RMDir or RMDir /R or RMDir /R /REBOOTOK doesn't work.

After uninstall only the last folder of the path is deleted. For example C:\MyCompany\MyService, MyService will be deleted, but MyCompany stays.

Any other idea?

Thanks.

MSGSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:33 AM#

You can use the GetParent macro: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/AppendixE.html#E.1.15