If you have searched the system drive, you may have noticed a hidden folder inside $ 0027 Program files (x86) $ 0027 O $ 0027 Program files $ 0027 called $ 0027 InstallShield installation information $ 0027. Folder size may vary. depending on the number of applications you have installed on your computer.
Then, What exactly is InstallShield installation information? InstallShield is a tool for creating software packages or installers. Also used on Windows platforms to install software using the service pack. InstallShield is mainly used by Windows to install its backup applications on the computer, but it is also used by other third-party applications to install themselves.
Every time InstallShield is used to install a package on your machine, your registration is updated. All records are stored in the folder $ 0027 InstallShield Installation Information $ 0027. The logs folder consists of other folders named in hexadecimal numbers. These correspond to each of the applications that you have installed on your computer using InstallShield.
Why is a record kept?
If an application uses InstallShield to install its components on your computer, it will also use the same platform when uninstalling. The service that installs an application is the same as that uninstalls it; Unless, of course, delete the application folder manually. If you delete the folders manually, the operating system will not consider that the application will be uninstalled, as it will continue to be present in your registry and records. To completely uninstall an application, all records must be deleted, records, user account, etc. related to him. All of this is done by the same service that installed the app in the first place.
Can I remove the InstallShield installation information?
The answer is yes, you can delete the folder manually, but should i really delete the folder? The answer is no. Removing the InstallShield installation information will remove the ability to uninstall the application using Windows Add / Remove Programs.
Press Windows + R, scribe “appwiz.cpl” in the dialog box and press Enter. You will see all the programs installed on your system. Now, if any of them used InstallShield to install and you delete the InstallShield installation information folder, you will not be able to uninstall the application from here. If it does, the computer will indicate an error as it will not be able to find the necessary components to uninstall the application. You would have to manually delete all the records involved and delete all user accounts after deleting the application folder.
If the InstallShield installation information is around 200-400Mb, leave him alone. If you remove it to increase disk space, will do more harm than good.
