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Message 30285 - Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 4:39:01 UTC

I searched for this in the forum amd came up blank. Today I upgraded to the latest version, and noticed that in my Windows\Downloaded Installations directory, I have five copies of BOINC.msi from various dates. Can I delete all except the one with today's date without causing harm? My new BOINC is running flawlessly.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Message 30286 - Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 5:52:24 UTC - in response to Message 30285.  

Yes. They are no longer needed.

(I see I must do that as well again. 27 is too many by now ;-))
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Message 30287 - Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 11:53:51 UTC
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Shouldn't the newer (6.?.?) installer be cleaning up after ifself? Thought I read something about that on the mailing list. I got 50 or 60 of them also.

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Message 30288 - Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 12:56:14 UTC - in response to Message 30287.  

The newer installer isn't coming until BOINC 6.12
The Windows Installer used at this moment doesn't clean these files up.

I am busy with a script that will take these down...
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