Wix Toolset RemoveFolderEx Element (Util Extension)

Question

I have installer for my C# application , Install and uninstall works fine when there are no additional files/logs created while running utility .

But when logs are gener

Answer 1

This is a little rushed. I will check back if it makes sense to you.

You should be able to use the standard and built-in RemoveFile feature in MSI to remove log files - if you know the name of the files in question. Then you can add a CreateFolder entry to your installer which creates the logging directory in question and then use that directory property in your RemoveFile entry:

Sample from github:

CreateFolder is a WiX element that you insert to indicate that an empty folder should be created as part of your installation:

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Some further thoughts:

• I would not do logging in the installation folder - this folder is supposed to be read-only.

• I would log elsewhere, somewhere in the UserProfile perhaps, or even the temp folder (and let it be cleaned by whatever mechanism the end users have for that).

• I would also consider logging to the system's event log instead of to a file, if possible.