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Java Forum / General / March 2006Java JDK installer's messy housekeeping
My C: drive was getting very full and I decided to see what was chewing up the space. Three biggies were files like this J2SE Development Kit 5.0 Update 5.msi Those are windows install files. Surely they should be deleted after the install. It is holding onto them even after the UNinstall!  SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching. On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:33:14 GMT, Roedy Green <my_email_is_posted_on_my_website@munged.invalid> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >My C: drive was getting very full and I decided to see what was >chewing up the space. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Those are windows install files. Surely they should be deleted after >the install. It is holding onto them even after the UNinstall! I discovered another great chunk of space on C: being taken up by C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images It is storing a second copy of src.zip for example. Must Sun put this stuff on C: which is often a small drive just for core programs so that if the system is lost you don't lose everything if you have to format it and start over. SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching. > On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:33:14 GMT, Roedy Green > <my_email_is_posted_on_my_website@munged.invalid> wrote, quoted or [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > that if the system is lost you don't lose everything if you have to > format it and start over. That's the MS way! Put everything on C: in a folder with spaces in the name. :-) Really, would it have killed them to call it Programs? Ray SignatureThis signature intentionally left blank. > I discovered another great chunk of space on C: being taken up by > C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images does the JDK or JRE actually use these files? Or can they be deleted safely? Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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