wix The directory is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table

Question

I have the following configuration to delete and copy a file from WIX.

 <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
 <Directory Id="AppDataFolder" Name="AppDataFolder">
    <Directory Id="GleasonAppData" Name="Gleason" >
    <Directory Id="GleasonStudioAppData" Name="GleasonStudio">
    <Directory Id="DatabaseAppData" Name ="Database">
    <Directory Id="UserSandboxesAppData" Name="UserSandboxes" />

</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>

</Directory>

<DirectoryRef Id="UserSandboxesAppData">
<Component Id="comp_deleteBackup" Guid="*">
        <RemoveFile Id="RemoveBackup" Directory="UserSandboxesAppData" 
                                Name="DevelopmentBackUp.FDB" On="install" />  
        <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Gleason\Database\RemoveBackup">
            <RegistryValue Value="Removed" Type="string" KeyPath="yes" />
        </RegistryKey>

    </Component>
    <Component Id="comp_createBackup" Guid="*">
        <CopyFile Id="DBBackup" 
              DestinationDirectory="UserSandboxesAppData" 
              DestinationName="DevelopmentBackUp.FDB" 
              SourceDirectory="UserSandboxesAppData" 
              SourceName="Development.FDB" />

        <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Gleason\Database\CopyBackup">
            <RegistryValue Value="Copied" Type="string" KeyPath="yes" />
        </RegistryKey>    
    </Component>
</DirectoryRef>

I get 4 errors related to ICE64--The directory 'xxx' is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table. xxx={UserSandboxesAppData, DatabaseAppData, GleasonStudioAppData, GleasonAppData} Someone else had a very similar problem here: Directory xx is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table.. But that solution did not help me.

What do I need to change?

Thank You, Venkat Rao

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited May 19 '21 at 00:51

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You'll want to add some RemoveFolder elements under your components to keep ICE64 happy.

<RemoveFolder Id="RemoveThisFolder" On="uninstall" />

For more details about removing per-user data and managing to pass all the ICE validation tests, check out How to create an uninstall shortcut (and pass all the ICE validation) by Rob Mensching.

edited May 19 '21 at 00:51

Bob Arnson

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I don't wan't to remove any folders, I just want to delete one file. Is there a way to do that? – Venkat S. Rao Jan 10 '11 at 14:36
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You'll have your RemoveFile on install, and RemoveFolder on uninstall to keep ICE64 happy. – saschabeaumont Jan 12 '11 at 22:33
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Where do you put this RemoveFolder?? – user1034912 Sep 10 '20 at 01:38

wix The directory is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table

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