Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018)
by ubermonkey on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:44PM
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Yes. It's an ongoing problem. It has to do with how Windows manages something called Side by Side (usually SxS).
We make Windows software. We install and uninstall a LOT. Windows folders on our text machines balloon to alarming sizes, at which point it's time for a new VM (or, if it's your laptop, it's time to wipe and start over).
Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018)
by SSLy on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:42AM
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Does refresh cleanup the rot, or you need a real reinstall?
Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018)
by RamRodification on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:27PM
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Oh SxS. I thought that was for System stuff only.
Are you sure about this? I mean I know for a fact that it happens but in my experience this is rare. I very much doubt that it's enough to make any real difference to the total size of the Windows folder.
I PowerShell'ed through all exe-files and DLLs in C:\Windows and C:\Windows\System32 on my private computer ("188 programs installed" according to Control Panel) and I couldn't find anything that didn't look like Windows defaults (i.e. Microsoft stuff basically) or drivers (found lots of Intel, Logitech, etc. Some Apple).