RemoveFolder Element
- Description
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Remove an empty folder if the parent component is selected for installation or removal. By default, the folder 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 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 of the folder.
- Windows Installer references
- RemoveFile Table
- Parents
- Component, Include
- Inner Text
- None
- Children
- None
- Attributes
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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. On Enumeration This value determines the time at which the folder may be removed. This attribute's value should be one of the following: - install
- Removes the folder only when the parent component is being installed (msiInstallStateLocal or msiInstallStateSource).
- uninstall
- Removes the folder only when the parent component is being removed (msiInstallStateAbsent).
- both
- Removes the folder when the parent component is being installed or removed.
Yes 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. - See Also
- Wix Schema, CreateFolder