Uninstall installed files and keep other files

merveleb · 12th July 2010, 13:48

hello ,
I'm using Nsis to make a setup for a big application that is composed from a big number of files and folders, the problem is that i want to uninstall only files that are installed and keep the other files created by the user so i cannot delete entire folders'contents by wildcards
is there a way to uninstall only installed files without deleting them file by file ?

thank you very much for your help

MSG · 12th July 2010, 14:38

You can use partial wildcards like Delete "$INSTDIR\commonfilename??.dat". There are also some helper macros that keep track of the installed files for you:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstal...nstalled_files
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Advanced...og_NSIS_Header

merveleb · 15th July 2010, 11:55

thank you very much for your help

12th July 2010, 13:48	#1
merveleb Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4	Uninstall installed files and keep other files hello , I'm using Nsis to make a setup for a big application that is composed from a big number of files and folders, the problem is that i want to uninstall only files that are installed and keep the other files created by the user so i cannot delete entire folders'contents by wildcards is there a way to uninstall only installed files without deleting them file by file ? thank you very much for your help

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12th July 2010, 14:38	#2
MSG Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,841	You can use partial wildcards like Delete "$INSTDIR\commonfilename??.dat". There are also some helper macros that keep track of the installed files for you: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstal...nstalled_files http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Advanced...og_NSIS_Header

15th July 2010, 11:55	#3
merveleb Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4	thank you very much for your help